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A trend in funeral sermons of the Renaissance and Reformation was a move away from the thematic sermon closely allied to scholasticism, towards an approach based on Renaissance humanism. [2] In Spain, for example, the two were combined, the analytical and verbal style joined to humanist epideictic . [ 3 ]
The laudatio Iuliae amitae ("Eulogy for Aunt Julia") is a funeral oration that Julius Caesar said in 68 BC to honor his dead aunt Julia, the widow of Marius. [1] [2] The introduction of this laudatio funebris is reproduced in the work Divus Iulius by the Roman historian Suetonius: [3]
A funeral oration or epitaphios logos (Ancient Greek: ἐπιτάφιος λόγος) is a formal speech delivered on the ceremonial occasion of a funeral. Funerary customs comprise the practices used by a culture to remember the dead, from the funeral itself, to various monuments, prayers, and rituals undertaken in their honour.
Melania Trump delivered an emotional eulogy speech at her late mother Amalija Knavs’ funeral service. “My mother, the epitome of elegance and grace, exemplified the essence of a true woman ...
During the Sunday memorial, Priscilla teared up while reading her grandchildren’s eulogy to their mother. “The old soul — this is a poem — In 1968, she entered our world, born tired ...
The popcorn was the equivalent of Phoebe on Friends handing out 3D glasses at her grandmother's funeral. Image credits: PinkRawks #7. ... In my dad's eulogy for his father, he told everybody that ...
George W. Bush delivers the eulogy at Ronald Reagan's state funeral, June 2004. A eulogy (from εὐλογία, eulogia, Classical Greek, eu for "well" or "true", logia for "words" or "text", together for "praise") is a speech or writing in praise of a person, especially one who recently died or retired, or as a term of endearment.
Angelita Arellano was a widow at 63, but she would never be alone. Grandchildren begat great-grandchildren begat great-great grandchildren, and she cooked for us into her 90s.