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2. Funerary art - Wikipedia

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   They show a Christian iconography emerging, initially from Roman popular decorative art, but later borrowing from official imperial and pagan motifs. Initially, Christians avoided iconic images of religious figures, and sarcophagi were decorated with ornaments, Christian symbols like the Chi Rho monogram and, later, narrative religious scenes.

3. In memoriam card - Wikipedia

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   In memoriam card. In memoriam card for the first holy communion of two boys in 1910. The picture shows a young knight, the imprint is a quote of Saint Paul: "Put on the full armor of God!" An In memoriam card [1] is a Christian devotional image that is printed on its back as a commemoration for certain events such as the receiving the sacrament ...

4. Memorial service in the Eastern Orthodox Church - Wikipedia

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   A memorial service (Greek: μνημόσυνον, mnemósynon, "memorial"; Slavonic: панихида, panikhída, from Greek παννυχίς, pannychis, "vigil"; Romanian: parastas and Serbian парастос, parastos, from Greek παράστασις, parástasis) is a liturgical solemn service for the repose of the departed in the Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic churches.

5. List of national memorials of the United States - Wikipedia

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   National memorial is a designation in the United States for an officially recognized area that memorializes a historic person or event. As of September 2020 the National Park Service (NPS), an agency of the Department of the Interior, owns and administers thirty-one memorials as official units and provides assistance for five more, known as affiliated areas, that are operated by other ...

6. English church monuments - Wikipedia

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   English church monuments. Effigy and monument to John Gower (c.1330–1408) in Southwark Cathedral, London. A church monument is an architectural or sculptural memorial to a deceased person or persons, located within a Christian church. It can take various forms ranging from a simple commemorative plaque or mural tablet affixed to a wall, to a ...

7. Cult image - Wikipedia

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   Cult image. One of the earliest known idols worshiped by humans. From Jericho, in modern-day Palestinian Territories. Pre-pottery Neolithic. Jordan Archaeological Museum, Amman, Jordan. In the practice of religion, a cult image is a human-made object that is venerated or worshipped for the deity, spirit or daemon that it embodies or represents.