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Baptism - Florence, Italy - 1481


Below is an example of a baptism record. This example is from the city of Florence, or Firenze in Italian, which is located in Tuscany, Italy.

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Matedì adì primo digenaio 1481 1Tuesday first day of January 1481 
Piero et Mariocto di Giovanni di piero p[o]p[o]lo di San Nicholo nacq[ue] adi 31 ahor[e] 19bat[e]z[a]to di 12
Piero Mariotto, [son] of Giovanni [son] of Piero, parish of San Niccolò, was born on the 31st at 7 pm,baptized on the 1st
Philippo et Jacopo di Domenicho di Spinello p[opolo] di Sancto Andrea amosciano nacq[ue] adi 29 didice[m]breba[tezato] di 1
3
Filippo Jacopo, [son] of Domenico [son] of Spinello, parish of Sant'Andrea a Mosciano, was born on the 29th of December,baptized on the 1st
§ Silvestro et domenicho portato allo spedale deglinnocenti Baptezato adi p[ri]mo didectoba[tezato] di 1
4
§ Silvestro Domenico taken to the hospital of abandoned children, baptized on the first of the said [month],baptized on the 1st
Jacopo et pasquino di fruosino di giovanni p[opolo] di Sampiero scheraggio nacq[ue] adi p[ri]mo ho[e] 13ba[tezato] di 1
5
Jacopo Pasquino, [son] of Fruosino [son] of Giovanni, parish of San Pier Scheraggio, was born on the first at 1 pm,baptized on the 1st
Raphaleo et silvestro di nicholo di giovanni p[opolo] di San Lorenzo nacq[ue] adi 31 didice[m]bre hor[e] 5ba[tezato] di 1
6
Rafaello Silvestro, [son] of Niccolò [son] of Giovanni, parish of San Lorenzo, was born on the 31st of December at 5 am,
baptized on the 1st

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