INVENTANDO COVAS

Práticas de Sepultamento numa vila católica marcada pela presença protestante, 1819 – 1824

Abstract

In 1819, from the imperial immigration policy, Swiss immigrants of mostly Catholic origin with evangelical-reformed minority, accompanied by Father Jacob Joyer, settled in the village of St. John the Baptist of Nova Friburgo (Sertões do Leste Fluminense). The objective of this text is to analyze the book of deaths of the village