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61columbarium — /kol euhm bair ee euhm/, n., pl. columbaria / bair ee euh/. 1. a sepulchral vault or other structure with recesses in the walls to receive the ashes of the dead. 2. any one of these recesses. 3. columbary. [1840 50; < L: lit., a nesting box for… …
62death — /deth/, n. 1. the act of dying; the end of life; the total and permanent cessation of all the vital functions of an organism. Cf. brain death. 2. an instance of this: a death in the family; letters published after his death. 3. the state of being …
63gisant — Fr. /zhee zahonn /, n., pl. gisants Fr. / zahonn /. a sculptured representation of a dead person in a recumbent position, usually as part of a sepulchral monument. [ < F, n. use of prp. of gésir to lie L jacere; see ANT] * * * ▪ sculpture… …
64mausoleum — mausolean, adj. /maw seuh lee euhm, zeuh /, n., pl. mausoleums, mausolea / lee euh/. 1. a stately and magnificent tomb. 2. a burial place for the bodies or remains of many individuals, often of a single family, usually in the form of a small… …
65pyramid — pyramidlike, adj. /pir euh mid/, n. 1. Archit. a. (in ancient Egypt) a quadrilateral masonry mass having smooth, steeply sloping sides meeting at an apex, used as a tomb. b. (in ancient Egypt and pre Columbian Central America) a quadrilateral… …
66Rossellino, Bernardo — born 1409, Settignano, Republic of Florence died Sept. 23, 1464, Florence Italian architect and sculptor. Influenced by Donatello, Filippo Brunelleschi, and Luca Della Robbia, he developed a moderately Classical style. His tomb for Leonardo Bruni …
67death rite — ▪ anthropology Introduction any of the ceremonial acts or customs employed at the time of death and burial. Throughout history and in every human society, the disposal of the dead has been given special significance. The practice was… …
68Holy Sepulchre — • The tomb in which the Body of Jesus Christ was laid after His death upon the Cross Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Holy Sepulchre Holy Sepulchre …
69Michelangelo Buonarroti — • Italian sculptor, painter, and architect (1475 1564) Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Michelangelo Buonarroti Michelangelo Buonarroti …
70Basilica of Saint Peter — Basilica of St. Peter † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Basilica of St. Peter TOPOGRAPHY The present Church of St. Peter stands upon the site where at the beginning of the first century the gardens of Agrippina lay. Her son, Caius… …
