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Salem Benna, fils de Joannes [Bacra], copte converti

Salem Benna, fils de Joannes [Bacra], copte converti appears in the registers of Saint-Sauveur between 1675 and 1689. First witness, he marries in 1675. Two births are linked to this person: those of his children Ioseph fils de Salem fils de Ioannes and Francisca fille de maitre Salem et de Barbara.

Identity: demonstrated (Explicitly attested by the source.)

4 documented moments.

  1. 1675

    Marriage to Barbara fille de Michael Benna, convertie de la communaute syrienne

    on 23 September 1675

    Read the record · Film DGS 8189399, image 8, folio 5, acte n° s.n.

  2. 1676

    Marriage of Marta Gazale fille de Joseph [Kessar], maronite and Abrahamus fils d'ebn Maria, converti de la secte de Dioscore, as witness

    on 7 September 1676 · described as “Maallem”

    Read the record · Film DGS 8189399, image 8, folio 5, acte n° s.n.

  3. 1682

    Baptism of Numea fille de Salem Sbanna – his or her daughter

    Read the record Film DGS 8927189, image 84, acte n° 1

  4. 1683

    Birth of his son Ioseph fils de Salem fils de Ioannes

    on 1 November 1683 · Baptism

    Read the record · Film DGS 8927189, image 86, acte n° 9

  5. 1689

    Birth of his daughter Francisca fille de maitre Salem et de Barbara

    on 2 October 1689 · Baptism · described as “Magister”

    Read the record · Film DGS 8927189, image 96, folio 42, acte n° 10

All sources

Records naming this person

Parish register · 4

  • 1675 · Marriage · Husband

    Salem Benna

    Film DGS 8189399, image 8, folio 5, acte n° s.n.

  • 1676 · Marriage · Witness

    Maallem Salem Benna

    Film DGS 8189399, image 8, folio 5, acte n° s.n.

  • 1683 · Baptism · Father

    Salem

    Film DGS 8927189, image 86, acte n° 9

  • 1689 · Baptism · Father

    Magistro Salem

    Film DGS 8927189, image 96, folio 42, acte n° 10

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LLP-R1382

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Reconstruction note

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origine: b2:C2-0902 = b3:C2-0902 · doublon_possible (b_prenom, b_prenom_absent) · C11: cite 1 acte(s) modifie(s) depuis la reference (SS-BAP-1682-i084-04) · paroisse(s): Jerusalem; Saint-Sauveur · actes: SS-BAP-1682-i084-04 SS-BAP-1683-i086-07 SS-BAP-1687-i092-01 SS-BAP-1689-i096-10 SS-MAR-1675-i008-07 SS-MAR-1676-i008-08

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Ottoman Holy Land Christian Communities Project, "Salem Benna, fils de Joannes [Bacra], copte converti," accessed 22 August 2026, https://levantinelives.org/en/personne/LLP-R1382/. Version cited: snapshot from 22 August 2026, hash 6e786c75bf1b.

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Reference (Chicago style).

Ottoman Holy Land Christian Communities Project, "Salem Benna, fils de Joannes [Bacra], copte converti," accessed 22 August 2026, https://levantinelives.org/en/personne/LLP-R1382/. Version cited: snapshot from 22 August 2026, hash 6e786c75bf1b.

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  urldate      = {2026-08-22}
}
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