Period:
1721-1919
Amount:
723 register books
Language:
Serbian, Latin
Content:
As a material of exceptional importance, church registers are a first-rate source. Church registers were created as church private legal documents about persons who are members of a certain religious community. In Christian churches, the most important registers are the registers of baptisms, marriages and deaths. The obligation to keep church registers was introduced in Serbia around 1837.
1721-1919
Amount:
723 register books
Language:
Serbian, Latin
Content:
As a material of exceptional importance, church registers are a first-rate source. Church registers were created as church private legal documents about persons who are members of a certain religious community. In Christian churches, the most important registers are the registers of baptisms, marriages and deaths. The obligation to keep church registers was introduced in Serbia around 1837.
The collection was formed from registers and accompanying registers from 68 religious objects from the territory of Belgrade. Most of them were created by Orthodox churches, and the oldest register was created in Zemun in the 18th century. It was created by Roman Catholic Church in 1721.
The books created by other religions, include six registry books from the Jewish municipality (Sephardi and Eshkenazi) for the period from 1865 to 1909.
The books provide data on the Belgrade population, birth rate and mortality, social origin, significant historical figures: rulers, politicians, artists, merchants...
The books created by other religions, include six registry books from the Jewish municipality (Sephardi and Eshkenazi) for the period from 1865 to 1909.
The books provide data on the Belgrade population, birth rate and mortality, social origin, significant historical figures: rulers, politicians, artists, merchants...
Informative aids:
Historical note on the collection, detailed list of books
Historical note on the collection, detailed list of books
Download the publication with a list of all books from page 19: Digitization of the Collection of Church Register Books
View 812 church register books by registering on the Digital Repository of the Historical Archive of Belgrade