Church testimony

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A church witness was in the early modern period a particular reformed , but also Lutheran congregations demanded in Westphalia confirmation that the owner, on which it was issued under a name, already a member was previously a reformed (or other Protestant) community.

The church testimony entitles the owner to receive the Lord's Supper more than once when traveling or when moving to another congregation and to become a congregation member there without any further congregation. A baptism or marriage certificate as well as a written confirmation issued by the pastor of the old community could serve as church testimony.

The presentation of the church testimony was usually noted in the church register.

See also

literature

  • Karl Köhler: Textbook of German Protestant Church Law. Published by Reuther & Reichard, 1895, p. 42

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Examples for the years 1835 and 1695: Rheinisch-Westfälische Zeitschrift für Volkskunde, Vol. 52, pp. 75 (1835) and 77 (1695).
  2. ↑ Christine Schönebeck: Memorandum and confirmation slip: on the history of confirmation in Westphalia . Luther-Verlag, 2005, ISBN 3785804482 , ISBN 978-3785804483 , pp. 89, 98f.
  3. ↑ Christine Schönebeck: Memorandum and confirmation slip: on the history of confirmation in Westphalia . Luther-Verlag, 2005, ISBN 3785804482 , ISBN 978-3785804483 , p. 89.