sepulture
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Moreover, from the date of the peace of Paris until the end of his life he earnestly and vainly endeavored to obtain from Rome permission for the sepulture of his father’s body.
From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II by Henry Charles Lea
Cases of premature sepulture are, doubtless, extremely rare.
From Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) by A Sexton of the Old School
This done, he recited another prayer, pronounced a solemn benediction over the place of sepulture, and the body was lowered into it.
From Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason by William Harrison Ainsworth
Sir Walter Scott, who has made “Old Mortality” the subject of a novel, intended to rear a tombstone to his memory, but was unable to discover his place of sepulture.
From Curious Epitaphs by Various
The bodies were brought to the place of sepulture in open coffins, with their faces uncovered.
From Old Church Lore by William Andrews
