Registros Eclesiásticos da igreja de São Sebastião de Itaipu, Niterói-RJ, Brasil

This collection contains Portuguese manuscript documents from the Church of São Sebastião de Itaipu, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. The volumes were produced during the colonial, Imperial, and Republican periods and consist of baptismal records (1711-1926), marriage records (1743-1758), and burial records (1733-1892) of free, freed (forro/liberto), and enslaved people. Custodial history: The volumes were produced by the Church of São Sebastião de Itaipu, Nitterói-RJ. In accordance with local custom and Canonical Law, all documentation of a permanent nature produced by the Parish is transferred to the Archive of the Archdiocese of Niterói after 70 years. Owner(s) of original material: Arquivo da Cúria Metropolitana de Niterói.