sepulture

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As he was believed to be dead, upon the petition of the great men of England, his kinsmen, it was permitted that the monks of that place should give his body the rites of sepulture.

From The Chronicle of Jocelin of Brakelond: A Picture of Monastic Life in the Days of Abbot Samson by Brakelond, Jocelin de

It is not unusual to find, on such occasions, a special clause, in the conveyance, for their protection, and for the perpetual tabooing of the place of sepulture.

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

In that catacomb, remarkable for containing the primitive baptistery of the Church, there yet remains a monument of these saints, marking their place of sepulture.

From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by Rameur, E.

Cases of premature sepulture are, doubtless, extremely rare.

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

The arca, or family sepulture, can no longer be traced in the church.

From The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First by Gozzi, Carlo