Religious or Sacramental

Religious

An event in which an enslaved person participates that is religious in nature, sometimes involving the presence of a member of the clergy

• Usage:

• Rationale:

• URI: https://www.onthesegrounds.org/api/items/517

Religious: Baptism

An event in which an enslaved person is initiated into a Christian denomination

• Usage:

• Rationale:

• URI: https://www.onthesegrounds.org/api/items/518

Religious: Communion

An event in which a person participates in the reception of the Eucharist

• Usage:

• Rationale:

• URI: https://www.onthesegrounds.org/api/items/519

Religious: Confession

An event in which a person confesses their sins to a priest and seeks absolution

• Usage:

• Rationale:

• URI: https://www.onthesegrounds.org/api/items/520

Religious: Last Rites

An event in which a member of the clergy offers a blessing sacrament and final absolution for individuals on the verge of death

• Usage:

• Rationale:

• URI: https://www.onthesegrounds.org/api/items/521

Religious: Marriage Sacrament

An event in which two people are bound in matrimony that is officiated by a member of the clergy

• Usage: Use the Officiator property to list the name of the clergy member presiding over the ceremony. List the name of the spouse using the Additional Participant property. If there is not a member of clergy present to preside over the marriage, use Life Event: Marriage.

• Rationale:

• URI: https://www.onthesegrounds.org/api/items/522

Religious: Music

An event in which a person sings or plays an instrument as a form of worship or religious praise

• Usage:

• Rationale:

• URI: https://www.onthesegrounds.org/api/items/523

Religious: Ordination

An event in which a bishop ordains a person into the priesthood or ministry

• Usage:

• Rationale:

• URI: https://www.onthesegrounds.org/api/items/524

Religious: Preaching

An event in which a person delivers a sermon or a homily in the context of religious worship

• Usage:

• Rationale:

• URI: https://www.onthesegrounds.org/api/items/525