Christian burial

A Christian burial is the burial of a deceased person with specifically Christian ecclesiastical rites; typically, in consecrated ground. Until recent times Christians generally objected to cremation, and practiced inhumation almost exclusively, but this opposition has weakened, and now all but vanished among Protestants. Catholics are now able to be cremated also, and this is rapidly becoming more common, but the Eastern Orthodox churches still mostly forbid it.

History and antecedents of Christian burial rites

Early historical evidence

Among the Greeks and Romans, both cremation and burial were practiced. However, the Jews buried their dead. Even God himself is depicted in the Torah as performing burial: "And [God] buried him (Moses) in the depression in the land of Moab, opposite Beth Peor. No man knows the place that he was buried, even to this day." (Deuteronomy 34:6). Early Christians used only burial, as can be demonstrated from the direct testimony of Tertullian and from the stress laid upon the analogy between the resurrection of the body and the Resurrection of Christ (1 Corinthians 15:42).

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Funeral listings: March 22, 2025

Pharos Tribune 22 Mar 2025
Hall, Ruby M.; 70; Logansport. A funeral service celebrating Ruby’s life will be held 3 p.m. today in Fisher Funeral Chapel, with Pastor Eddie Roller officiating. Burial will follow in Shiloh Christian Church ... .
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Land Dispute Over Manduarr Cemetery Heads to Court

Foroyaa 21 Mar 2025
A legal dispute over a Christian cemetery in Manduarr village has reached the Kombo Central District Tribunal, with three local residents claiming ownership of the burial ground.
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Dolores Ann Brignac-Miller

American Press 21 Mar 2025
Dolores was born on Monday, March 3, 1945 to Eluide Brignac and Hazel Fontenot Brignac ... E ... until 11.30 a.m ... A Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 12 p.m ... Burial will follow in Prien Memorial Park Cemetery in Lake Charles under the direction of J.E ... .
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Barbara A. Stephens

Telegraph Herald 21 Mar 2025
BENTON, Wis.Barbara A. “BarbStephens, 86, of Benton, Wisconsin, passed away Wednesday, March 19, 2025. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10.30 a.m. Saturday, March 22, 2025, at St. Patrick’s Church, Benton, Wisconsin, with Fr ... .
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Mello J. Lolwing

Telegraph Herald 21 Mar 2025
HAZEL GREEN, Wis.Mello J. Lolwing, 97, of Hazel Green, WI passed away on Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at Orchard Manor in Lancaster, WI with his family by his side. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at ... .
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Edith B. Buncic

Herald-Standard 21 Mar 2025
Smithfield. Edith B ... Friends will be received from 2 to 6 p.m ... Main Street, Point Marion, where visitation continues Monday, March 24, from 10 until 10.30 a.m., when brief prayers will be said, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m ... .
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Sylvia J. Beccaria

Santa Cruz Sentinel 21 Mar 2025
The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday for Sylvia Beccaria who passed away with her loving family at her bedside three days before her 91st birthday.
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Thomas Drouhard

Richland Source 21 Mar 2025
Flagstaff, Arizona – Dr. Thomas Drouhard, 77, died peacefully at his home on Thursday, March 13, following a five-year struggle with renal failure ... They were his family ... A Mass of Christian Burial and a memorial service will be held at St ... Website.
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Archdiocese: Sister Francis Marie Blas dies at 91 after serving for 75 years

Guam Pacific Daily News 21 Mar 2025
Pacific Daily News Mar 20, 2025 Mar 20, 2025 0. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email. Blas Courtesy of Sisters of Mercy. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save ... in the Conference Center; Mass of Christian Burial is at 11.30 a.m.
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Nancy Jean Gill

Weekly Villager 20 Mar 2025
A few years after they married, they moved to Miami, Florida ... A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday, March 21, 2025, at 10.30 am, at St ... Burial will follow at Park Cemetery where Nancy will be laid to rest beside her beloved Stan ... .
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Ann B. Loyack

The Citizens' Voice 20 Mar 2025
Ann B. Loyack, 101, of Daniel J. Flood Tower, Kingston, passed away Monday, March 17, 2025 at home ... She was lifelong member of S.S ... A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Saturday, March 22, 2025 at 10AM in St ... Pittston ... Interment, S.S ... Ann B. Loyack.
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Julia A. Crackovich Long

Herald-Standard 20 Mar 2025
Uniontown. JuliaJudy” A. Crackovich Long, 82, of Uniontown, passed away Tuesday, March 18, 2025, in the Uniontown Hospital ... Judy graduated from St. John High School and St ... A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m ... .
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Mary Gail Aymond Bordelon, 83, Marksville

Avoyelles Today 20 Mar 2025
Mass of Christian burial for Mrs. Mary Gale Aymond Bordelon will be held on Saturday, March 22nd, 2025 at 10.30 a.m. at St. Genevieve Catholic Church in Brouillette, Louisiana with Father Abraham Palakkattuchira officiating. Burial will follow in the St.
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Darrell P. Rowlands

The Citizens' Voice 20 Mar 2025
Darrell P. Rowlands of Kingston, passed away Sunday, March 16, 2025, in Third Avenue Health and Rehab Center, Kingston ... and was a graduate of Kingston High School ... A Mass of Christian Burial will be Celebrated Friday, March 21, 2025, at 10.00 AM in St.
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Michael “Murph” Joseph Lyle

Weekly Villager 20 Mar 2025
He was born June 18, 1967, in Anderson, SC, to the late Robert Lyle and Mary Jane (nee Nixon) Shoemaker ... His primary occupation, however, was having fun ... A Mass of Christian Burial was held Friday, March 14, 2025, at 11.00 a.m., at St ... .
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