Bavaria - Lutheran burial terms?
I'm looking at Protestant burial records from 1842 in Fürth, Bavaria in Archion.
In the pastor/substitute column, the entries include a term before the pastor's name. The term includes the following examples:
Einsegnung, Kaßaleiche/also: Kasseleiche, Collektenleiche, Gebetleiche, and Einsegnung gratis.
I can get a feel for what is meant, but haven't been able to find a good translation, nor explanation of the terms or the practice of using them. Has anyone seen this before or have more insight about what is meant by the different terms?
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Very interesting. I've never seen these terms before and I couldn't find much on the internet. Only Kollektenleiche is described in one place as "Deceased person at whose funeral money is collected for church purposes" (chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/file:///C:/Users/ASUS/Downloads/BroschZschonergrund2%20(4).pdf)
I would assume that all terms refer to the form and expense of the burial, possibly like this:
- Kaßa-/Kassaleiche: paid for in cash
- Collekten-/Kollektenleiche: paid by the collected donation
- Gebetleiche: a smaller funeral without sermon and music, only a prayer
- Einsegnung: similar to Gebetleiche (?), only a blessing
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@Ulrich Neitzel a bit late, but thank you so much for sharing your insights
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