place of interment

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Amongst the latter are the paintings on the celebrated wells of Platonia, said to have been the place of interment, for a certain period, of St. Peter and St. Paul.

From The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 by Various

It is the favourite place of interment among the Catholics of this day. 

From Folk-Lore and Legends Scotland by Anonymous

Near the place of interment, the survivors deposit the weapons of the deceased, and the tools he daily used.

From Travels in North America, From Modern Writers With Remarks and Observations; Exhibiting a Connected View of the Geography and Present State of that Quarter of the Globe by Bingley, William

The burying-ground is attached, and serves as the place of interment for the whole town, and some part of the adjoining country.

From Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day by Anonymous

Unlike the solemn pace of our own age and nation, four bearers, who are frequently relieved, carry the defunct, almost on a run, to the place of interment.

From Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) by School, A Sexton of the Old