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A catafalque is a raised bier, box, or similar platform, often movable, that is used to support the casket, coffin, or body of a dead person during a Christian funeral or memorial service. [1] Following a Roman Catholic Requiem Mass , a catafalque may be used to stand in place of the body at the absolution of the dead or used during Masses of ...
Pallbearers carry the casket of Amerie Jo Garza to her burial site in Uvalde, Texas, Tuesday, May 31, 2022. Garza was one of the students killed in last week's shooting at Robb Elementary School.
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The attached base is 8 feet 10 inches (269 cm) long, 4 feet 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 inches (130.8 cm) wide, and 2 inches (5.1 cm) high. The platform is 11 feet 1 inch (338 cm) long, 6 feet (180 cm) wide, and 9 + 1 ⁄ 4 inches (23 cm) high. Although the cloth covering the catafalque has been replaced several times, the style of the drapery is similar to ...
A burial vault encloses a coffin on all four sides, the top, and the bottom. Modern burial vaults are lowered into the grave, and the coffin lowered into the vault. A lid is then lowered to cover the coffin and seal the vault. Modern burial vaults may be made of concrete, metal, or plastic.
For some, the decision is financial: A sea burial including a coffin or custom-made shroud and boat rental might cost between $5,000 and $10,000, while a burial at a cemetery is at least $20,000 ...
Taberger's Safety Coffin employed a bell as a signaling device, for anybody buried alive. A safety coffin or security coffin is a coffin fitted with a mechanism to prevent premature burial or allow the occupant to signal that they have been buried alive. A large number of designs for safety coffins were patented during the 18th and 19th ...
A scan of a 17th century coffin revealed has a secret that's been hidden for nearly 350 years. Since his death in 1679, Bishop Peder Winstrup lay quietly in the crypt beneath a Swedish cathedral ...