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Thomas fils de Benignus

Thomas fils de Benignus appears in the registers of Sainte-Catherine Bethléem between 1661 and 1703. He is recorded there first as deceased, then as godfather. Five births are linked to this person: those of his children Anna fille de Thomas fils de Benignus, Elisabeta fille de Thomas fils de Benignus, Giwannes, Ioseph Rosa and Petrus Antonius.

1661 - 1702

Identity: plausible (Open hypothesis, limited confidence.)

17 documented moments. 2 computed proximities.

  1. 1635

    Baptism of Benignus fils de Georgius et Gazela – his or her father

    Read the record Film DGS 8927189, image 174, acte n° s.n.

  2. 1657

    Marriage of Benignus fils de Georgius et Gazela – his or her father

    Read the record Film DGS 8189366, image 164, folio 74, acte n° s.n. · Read the record Film DGS 8189366, image 335, folio 250

  3. 1658

    Baptism of Joannes fils de Benignus Staia – his or her brother

    Sibling relation documented through their shared parent, Benignus fils de Georgius et Gazela.

    Read the record Film DGS 8927273, image 14, folio 20, acte n° 118

  4. 1665

    Baptism of Ioannes fils de Benignus Staia (1665) – his or her brother

    Sibling relation documented through their shared parent, Benignus fils de Georgius et Gazela.

    Read the record Film DGS 8927273, image 22, folio 37, acte n° s.n.

  5. 1668

    Baptism of Petrus fils de Benignus Staia – his or her brother

    Sibling relation documented through their shared parent, Benignus fils de Georgius et Gazela.

    Read the record Film DGS 8927273, image 28, folio 48

  6. 1673

    Baptism of Catharina fille de Benignus fils de Georgius – his or her sister

    Sibling relation documented through their shared parent, Benignus fils de Georgius et Gazela.

    Read the record Film DGS 8927273, image 39, folio 15

  7. 1677

    Death of Petrus fils de Benignus – his or her brother

    Sibling relation documented through their shared parent, Benignus fils de Georgius et Gazela.

    Read the record Film DGS 8189367, image 342, folio 6

  8. 1678

    Baptism of Simeon fils de Georgius fils de Georgius, as godfather

    on 26 October 1678

    Read the record · Film DGS 8927273, image 45, folio 30, acte n° s.n.

  9. 1680

    Baptism of Anna fille de Benignus – his or her sister

    Sibling relation documented through their shared parent, Benignus fils de Georgius et Gazela.

    Read the record Film DGS 8927273, image 47, folio 34

  10. 1684

    Death of Anna fille de Benignus – his or her sister, aged 4

    Sibling relation documented through their shared parent, Benignus fils de Georgius et Gazela.

    Read the record Film DGS 8189367, image 344, folio 10, acte n° s.n.

  11. 1684

    Baptism of Georgius fils de Gabriel fils de Jssa, as godfather

    on 14 December 1684

    Read the record · Film DGS 8927273, image 51, folio 43, acte n° s.n.

  12. 1686

    Birth of his daughter Anna fille de Thomas fils de Benignus

    on 17 November 1686 · Baptism

    Read the record · Film DGS 8927273, image 54, folio 48, acte n° s.n.

    Presumed : Thoma (Match between this mention and this person presumed, not confirmed at this stage.)

  13. 1686

    Baptism of Anna fille de Gabriel fils d'Aissa, as godfather

    on 31 December 1686

    Read the record · Film DGS 8927273, image 54, folio 48, acte n° s.n.

  14. 1689

    Birth of his daughter Elisabeta fille de Thomas fils de Benignus

    on 6 July 1689 · Baptism

    Read the record · Film DGS 8927273, image 58, folio 56

    Confirmed : Thoma (Match between this mention and this person confirmed during reconciliation.)

  15. 1689

    Baptism of Franciscus, as godfatherMention : Franciscus (mention only, no person page)

    on 4 October 1689

    Read the record · Film DGS 8927273, image 58, folio 56

  16. 1691

    Baptism of Anna fille de Philippus fils de Petrus le docteur, as godfather

    on 22 November 1691

    Read the record · Film DGS 8927273, image 60, folio 61, acte n° s.n.

  17. 1692

    Birth of his son GiwannesMention : Giwannes (mention only, no person page)

    on 15 May 1692 · Baptism

    Read the record · Film DGS 8927273, image 61, folio 63, acte n° s.n.

  18. 1692

    Baptism of Brahim fils de Naser, as godfather

    on 5 October 1692

    Read the record · Film DGS 8927273, image 62, folio 64, acte n° s.n.

  19. The 1693 plague: Bethlehem and JerusalemA record of this person in Bethlehem falls within the period of the event. A computed proximity of dates and place: no one has established a link between the two.1693The parish corpus attests an outbreak of plague at Bethlehem and Jerusalem in the spring of 1693. film 8189367, img 348-350, f. 18-22 (45 actes qualifiés, du 15 mars au 26 juin 1693)

  20. 1693

    Death of his daughter Anna fille de Thomas fils de Benignus

    on 4 May 1693 · Death

    Read the record · Film DGS 8189367, image 349, folio 21, acte n° s.n.

  21. 1693

    Death of his daughter Elisabeta fille de Thomas fils de Benignus

    on 17 May 1693 · Death

    Read the record · Film DGS 8189367, image 349, folio 21, acte n° s.n.

  22. 1695

    Birth of his son Ioseph RosaMention : Ioseph Rosa (mention only, no person page)

    on 22 March 1695 · Baptism

    Read the record · Film DGS 8927273, image 64, folio 69

  23. 1698

    Baptism of Rosa Maria, as godfatherMention : Rosa Maria (mention only, no person page)

    on 6 May 1698

    Read the record · Film DGS 8927273, image 67, folio 75, acte n° s.n.

  24. around 1700

    Birth of his son Petrus AntoniusMention : Petrus Antonius (mention only, no person page)

    Baptism

    Read the record · Film DGS 8927273, image 68, folio 77

  25. 1700

    Baptism of Elisabetta fille de Gabriel de Isa Fehhaile, as godfather

    on 29 December 1700

    Read the record · Film DGS 8927273, image 69, folio 78

  26. 1700

    Death of his son Petrum Antonium filium Tomæ de BenignoMention : Petrum Antonium filium Tomæ de Benigno (mention only, no person page)

    on 30 October 1700 · Death

    Read the record · Film DGS 8189367, image 351, folio 24

  27. The documented epidemic of 1702: Bethlehem, Jerusalem and Ein KaremA record of this person in Jerusalem falls within the period of the event. A computed proximity of dates and place: no one has established a link between the two.1702From January to November 1702, three Latin-rite parish registers — Bethlehem, Jerusalem and the convent of Saint John at Ein Karem — record the cause of death on named individuals, calling it at times an epidemic disease, at times a contagion, at times the plague. film 8189367, img 352-353, f. 26-28 (20 actes qualifiés, du 17 janvier au 23 août 1702)

  28. 1702

    Death

    on 19 June 1702

    Saint-Sauveur

    Read the record · Film DGS 8189399, image 76, folio 37, acte n° s.n.

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Records naming this person

Parish register · 17

  • 1678 · Baptism · Godfather

    Thomas

    Film DGS 8927273, image 45, folio 30, acte n° s.n.

  • 1684 · Baptism · Godfather

    Tomas

    Film DGS 8927273, image 51, folio 43, acte n° s.n.

  • 1686 · Baptism · Father

    Thoma

    Presumed : Thoma (Match between this mention and this person presumed, not confirmed at this stage.)

    Film DGS 8927273, image 54, folio 48, acte n° s.n.

  • 1686 · Baptism · Godfather

    Thomas

    Film DGS 8927273, image 54, folio 48, acte n° s.n.

  • 1689 · Baptism · Father

    Thoma

    Confirmed : Thoma (Match between this mention and this person confirmed during reconciliation.)

    Film DGS 8927273, image 58, folio 56

  • 1689 · Baptism · Godfather

    Thomas

    Film DGS 8927273, image 58, folio 56

  • 1691 · Baptism · Godfather

    Thomas

    Film DGS 8927273, image 60, folio 61, acte n° s.n.

  • 1692 · Baptism · Father

    Thoma

    Film DGS 8927273, image 61, folio 63, acte n° s.n.

  • 1692 · Baptism · Godfather

    Thomas

    Film DGS 8927273, image 62, folio 64, acte n° s.n.

  • 1693 · Death · Father

    Thomæ

    Film DGS 8189367, image 349, folio 21, acte n° s.n.

  • 1693 · Death · Father

    Thomæ

    Film DGS 8189367, image 349, folio 21, acte n° s.n.

  • 1695 · Baptism · Father

    Tomaso

    Film DGS 8927273, image 64, folio 69

  • 1698 · Baptism · Godfather

    Thomas

    Film DGS 8927273, image 67, folio 75, acte n° s.n.

  • 1700 · Baptism · Father

    Toma

    Film DGS 8927273, image 68, folio 77

  • 1700 · Baptism · Godfather

    Thomas

    Film DGS 8927273, image 69, folio 78

  • 1700 · Death · Father

    Tomæ de Benigno

    Film DGS 8189367, image 351, folio 24

  • 1702 · Death · Deceased

    Thomas

    Film DGS 8189399, image 76, folio 37, acte n° s.n.

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LLP-R0641

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origine: b2:C2-0181 = b3:C2-0181 = b4:B4-0044 = b5:B5-0013 · maillon le plus faible: b4:B4-0044, b5:B5-0013 · doublon_possible (f_collision_intra_corpus:b2) · paroisse(s): Bethleem; Sainte-Catherine Bethléem; Saint-Sauveur; Sainte-Catherine Bethléem · actes: BSC-BAP-1661-131 BSC-BAP-1678-i45-03 BSC-BAP-1683-i49-02 BSC-BAP-1684-i51-12 BSC-BAP-1686-i54-02 BSC-BAP-1686-i54-06 BSC-BAP-1689-i58-04 BSC-BAP-1689-i58-05 BSC-BAP-1691-i60-10 BSC-BAP-1692-i61-06 BSC-BAP-1692-i61-11 BSC-BAP-1692-i62-03 BSC-BAP-1693-i62-09 BSC-BAP-1695-i64-15 BSC-BAP-1698-i67-10 BSC-BAP-1700-i68-22 BSC-BAP-1700-i69-05 BSC-DEC-1693-i349-28 BSC-DEC-1693-i349-33 BSC-DEC-1700-i351-08 BSC-MAR-1683-i175-05 SS-DEC-1702-i076-11

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Ottoman Holy Land Christian Communities Project, "Thomas fils de Benignus," accessed 22 August 2026, https://levantinelives.org/en/personne/LLP-R0641/. Version cited: snapshot from 22 August 2026, hash 6e786c75bf1b+dc45e0.

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Ottoman Holy Land Christian Communities Project, "Thomas fils de Benignus," accessed 22 August 2026, https://levantinelives.org/en/personne/LLP-R0641/. Version cited: snapshot from 22 August 2026, hash 6e786c75bf1b+dc45e0.

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