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Vigiliee Mortuorum

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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(literally, watches for the dead) is a term for watching by turn, with prayers and intercessions, beside the body of a departed Christian after death and before burial.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Vigiliee Mortuorum'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​v/vigiliee-mortuorum.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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