A Christian burial is the burial of a deceased person with specifically Christian rites; typically, in consecrated ground. Until recent times Christians generally objected to cremation because it interfered with the concept of the resurrection of a corpse, and practiced inhumation almost exclusively. Today this opposition has all but vanished among Protestants and Catholics alike, and this is rapidly becoming more common, although Eastern Orthodox Churches still mostly forbid cremation.
A Christianburial is the burial of a deceased person with specifically Christian rites; typically, in consecrated ground. Until recent times Christians...
Burial, also known as interment or inhumation, is a method of final disposition whereby a dead body is placed into the ground, sometimes with objects....
those who died by suicide while accused of a crime were denied a Christianburial. In 1562, all suicides were punished in this way. In 1693, even attempted...
underground burial places in and around Rome, of which there are at least forty, some rediscovered only in recent decades. Though most famous for Christian burials...
sentiment of a deceased person. Stećak Bereavement in Judaism Burial at sea Cenotaph Christianburial Cremation Crypt Dolmen Funeral pyre Funerary art God's...
The burial of Jesus refers to the entombment of the body of Jesus after his crucifixion before the eve of the sabbath. This event is described in the New...
exists for burial societies throughout the Empire, not just in the city of Rome. One of the ways that the Romans made sense of the earliest Christian groups...
were discovered, they were often removed from the bogs and given a Christianburial on consecrated church grounds in keeping with the religious beliefs...
Premature burial, also known as live burial, burial alive, or vivisepulture, means to be buried while still alive. Animals or humans may be buried alive...
cist; an Iron Age hill fort; a Christian keeill (a small chapel); a Christianburial ground, and a Viking Age boat burial. The first major excavation of...
South Park Street Cemetery, formerly known as the 'Great ChristianBurial Ground', was one of the earliest non-church cemeteries in the world. The cemetery...
corpse is placed to lie in state or to be carried to the grave. In Christianburial, the bier is often placed in the centre of the nave with candles surrounding...
becoming more elaborate and cut like shirts or shifts. Orthodox Christians still use a burial shroud, usually decorated with a cross and the Trisagion. The...
school, some contend that, as Merrick was a devout Christian, he should be given a Christianburial in his home city of Leicester. On 5 May 2019, author...
again died out with the Christian conversion of the Anglo-Saxons or Early English during the 7th century, when Christianburial became general. In parts...
stones raised over a grave or graves. Tumuli are also known as barrows, burial mounds or (in Siberia and Central Asia) kurgans, and may be found throughout...
one of the brethren dies, his remains are buried (for details, see Christianburial) for one to three years, and then disinterred, cleaned and gathered...
with the use of secular music at Christian funerals, a custom generally forbidden by the Catholic Church. Christianburials have traditionally occurred on...
Burial Hill is a historic cemetery or burying ground on School Street in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Established in the 17th century, it is the burial site...
relative requested the return of those remains so they could be given a Christianburial. The university agreed to do so if the claimant could prove her relationship...
communion of the altar or receive christianburial if they die in this sin. Whoever receives them or gives them christianburial should be compelled to give...
she should not have a Christianburial, but apparently the King overruled that judgment, so she is given a partial Christianburial. According to the report...
triggered Dagohoy most was the refusal of the Jesuit priest to give a Christianburial to his brother who died in a duel. This caused Dagohoy to call upon...
The Burial Act 1857 (20 & 21 Vict. c. 81) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It is one of the Burial Acts 1852 to 1885. Its purpose is...