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Bell, Passing

1910 New Catholic Dictionary

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In England when it was Catholic, and in other countries as well, there was a pious custom of ringing the church bell slowly when a death was imminent in the parish, that the faithful might be reminded to pray for the dying person. This was called the "passing bell."

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Entry for 'Bell, Passing'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ncd/​b/bell-passing.html. 1910.
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