Sonia Meyer skrev: > I've downloaded and have been using the sites suggested for > determining birthdays and christening dates given by Church Calendar > dates, as many are > in "Hitterdals Boken". I'm having difficulty with the following: > > dopt. 4. S. e. H. 3 Kings. 1770 > > Is this > The fourth Sunday after --(I don't know what H. 3 K. would be-- Is it > Holy Three Kings?) > I'm guessing, but could it be three Sundays after January 6th > (Epiphany - when the 3 Holy Kings visited Jesus)? Yes, you're right on target. It's the 4th Sunday after Epiphany aka "Holy Three Kings" aka January 6th. In the Danish-Norwegian church calendar, this was the usual way to count Sundays between New year and the Fast. > Thanks in advance for your kind assistance. You're welcome :-) -- Leif Biberg Kristensen http://solumslekt.org/