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STATUS ANIMARUM
These are surveys of church congregation members
according to communities and famil ies (sometimes
also according to categories of nationality).
"Status Animarum" is a term used by Roman
Cathol ic officials. Similar anagraphs or lists
of houses were prepared by the Orthodox priests.
The "status animarum" was first made Cathol ic
regu1 ation as of the year 1614. In the area of
Slovenia, these records were se1dan actually kept
until the second half of the 18th Century; mostly
not until 1800. In Dalmatia, "Status Animarum"
can be found as early as the 17th Century. From
the fi rst half of the 18th century there are some
cases where the bishops compiled a summary
"Status Animarum" for the entire diocese but
these are less detailed. The Orthodox anagraphs
in Vojvodina and Serbia are only fran the 19th
century.
These contain information as to the personal
status of members of the congregation, the
practice of various duties, and sometimes other
personal characteri stics. The priests kept these
surveys in the form of books which they
suppl emented from time to time.
These help establ ish family groups and make it
possible to follow the family in any moves or
changes. They are an excellent back-up to church
records.
These 1i sts were prepared by c1 ergy accordi ng to
information avail able or that received from the
member. Errors of memory are quite possible.
1600-1700:
1700-1800 :
1800-1900:
Cus todi ans and Loca t ions: These records are either \1i th the local pari sh or
in church diocese archives or in federal archives.
Percentage in Genealogical Less than l1..
Library:
Accessibil ity for Research: See general statement on accessibi1 ity.
Preservation: Many of the early "Status Animarum" have not been
preserved.
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30%
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