Meaning of “parish church cemetery”
Two years later, three men went to
Montfaucon to dig up the corpse of Louis XI’s
barber. The new king had recently granted
the barber a pardon. His family was now
allowed to bury him in his own grave in
their parish church cemetery.
Does "parish church cemetery" mean: in the cemetery that belongs to their church.
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Two years later, three men went to
Montfaucon to dig up the corpse of Louis XI’s
barber. The new king had recently granted
the barber a pardon. His family was now
allowed to bury him in his own grave in
their parish church cemetery.
Does "parish church cemetery" mean: in the cemetery that belongs to their church.
meaning-in-context phrase-meaning
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What is the source of the quotation?
– Jasper
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Parish church: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parish_church The cemetery at the parish church.
– Lambie
3 hours ago
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Two years later, three men went to
Montfaucon to dig up the corpse of Louis XI’s
barber. The new king had recently granted
the barber a pardon. His family was now
allowed to bury him in his own grave in
their parish church cemetery.
Does "parish church cemetery" mean: in the cemetery that belongs to their church.
meaning-in-context phrase-meaning
edited 4 hours ago
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Two years later, three men went to
Montfaucon to dig up the corpse of Louis XI’s
barber. The new king had recently granted
the barber a pardon. His family was now
allowed to bury him in his own grave in
their parish church cemetery.
Does "parish church cemetery" mean: in the cemetery that belongs to their church.
meaning-in-context phrase-meaning
meaning-in-context phrase-meaning
edited 4 hours ago
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What is the source of the quotation?
– Jasper
4 hours ago
Parish church: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parish_church The cemetery at the parish church.
– Lambie
3 hours ago
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What is the source of the quotation?
– Jasper
4 hours ago
Parish church: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parish_church The cemetery at the parish church.
– Lambie
3 hours ago
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What is the source of the quotation?
– Jasper
4 hours ago
What is the source of the quotation?
– Jasper
4 hours ago
Parish church: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parish_church The cemetery at the parish church.
– Lambie
3 hours ago
Parish church: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parish_church The cemetery at the parish church.
– Lambie
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Yes.
"parish"
- In most places, the small region in which most of a church's attendees live.
- In Louisiana, a local governmental unit. It is equivalent to what other U.S. states call a "county".
"parish church"
- The church that corresponds to a parish.
"Their parish church cemetery"
- The cemetery that belongs to their parish church.
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This is not Louisiana, I don't think.
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A "parish" is the area around a church where the worshippers at that church live. A typical sized parish would have at most a few hundred people living in it - for example one village and the surrounding farms.
Usually the cemetery or graveyard would be the land immediately surrounding the church building.
There was not much social mobility at that period in history, and each family would have its own area within the cemetery where all the family members from previous generations had been buried.
There are several places in France called Montfaucon, but because of the reference to the "king's barber" and the "pardon," the OP's quote is likely to refer to a district of Paris, which was infamous as a place where criminals were executed.
Presumably the barber was executed in Montfaucon for some crime, and buried near to the place of execution - quite likely in "unconsecrated ground" that was not under the religious jurisdiction of any church, since the criminals buried there would be unlikely to spend their afterlife in heaven!
However, after being posthumously pardoned by the new king, the barber was now entitled to be buried with the customary religious ceremonies, and the three men therefore exhumed the body and took it to be buried in the parish where his family lived.
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Yes.
"parish"
- In most places, the small region in which most of a church's attendees live.
- In Louisiana, a local governmental unit. It is equivalent to what other U.S. states call a "county".
"parish church"
- The church that corresponds to a parish.
"Their parish church cemetery"
- The cemetery that belongs to their parish church.
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This is not Louisiana, I don't think.
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Yes.
"parish"
- In most places, the small region in which most of a church's attendees live.
- In Louisiana, a local governmental unit. It is equivalent to what other U.S. states call a "county".
"parish church"
- The church that corresponds to a parish.
"Their parish church cemetery"
- The cemetery that belongs to their parish church.
answered 4 hours ago
JasperJasper
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This is not Louisiana, I don't think.
– Lambie
3 hours ago
add a comment |
Yes.
"parish"
- In most places, the small region in which most of a church's attendees live.
- In Louisiana, a local governmental unit. It is equivalent to what other U.S. states call a "county".
"parish church"
- The church that corresponds to a parish.
"Their parish church cemetery"
- The cemetery that belongs to their parish church.
answered 4 hours ago
JasperJasper
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Yes.
"parish"
- In most places, the small region in which most of a church's attendees live.
- In Louisiana, a local governmental unit. It is equivalent to what other U.S. states call a "county".
"parish church"
- The church that corresponds to a parish.
"Their parish church cemetery"
- The cemetery that belongs to their parish church.
answered 4 hours ago
JasperJasper
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answered 4 hours ago
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This is not Louisiana, I don't think.
– Lambie
3 hours ago
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This is not Louisiana, I don't think.
– Lambie
3 hours ago
This is not Louisiana, I don't think.
– Lambie
3 hours ago
This is not Louisiana, I don't think.
– Lambie
3 hours ago
add a comment |
A "parish" is the area around a church where the worshippers at that church live. A typical sized parish would have at most a few hundred people living in it - for example one village and the surrounding farms.
Usually the cemetery or graveyard would be the land immediately surrounding the church building.
There was not much social mobility at that period in history, and each family would have its own area within the cemetery where all the family members from previous generations had been buried.
There are several places in France called Montfaucon, but because of the reference to the "king's barber" and the "pardon," the OP's quote is likely to refer to a district of Paris, which was infamous as a place where criminals were executed.
Presumably the barber was executed in Montfaucon for some crime, and buried near to the place of execution - quite likely in "unconsecrated ground" that was not under the religious jurisdiction of any church, since the criminals buried there would be unlikely to spend their afterlife in heaven!
However, after being posthumously pardoned by the new king, the barber was now entitled to be buried with the customary religious ceremonies, and the three men therefore exhumed the body and took it to be buried in the parish where his family lived.
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A "parish" is the area around a church where the worshippers at that church live. A typical sized parish would have at most a few hundred people living in it - for example one village and the surrounding farms.
Usually the cemetery or graveyard would be the land immediately surrounding the church building.
There was not much social mobility at that period in history, and each family would have its own area within the cemetery where all the family members from previous generations had been buried.
There are several places in France called Montfaucon, but because of the reference to the "king's barber" and the "pardon," the OP's quote is likely to refer to a district of Paris, which was infamous as a place where criminals were executed.
Presumably the barber was executed in Montfaucon for some crime, and buried near to the place of execution - quite likely in "unconsecrated ground" that was not under the religious jurisdiction of any church, since the criminals buried there would be unlikely to spend their afterlife in heaven!
However, after being posthumously pardoned by the new king, the barber was now entitled to be buried with the customary religious ceremonies, and the three men therefore exhumed the body and took it to be buried in the parish where his family lived.
answered 3 hours ago
alephzeroalephzero
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A "parish" is the area around a church where the worshippers at that church live. A typical sized parish would have at most a few hundred people living in it - for example one village and the surrounding farms.
Usually the cemetery or graveyard would be the land immediately surrounding the church building.
There was not much social mobility at that period in history, and each family would have its own area within the cemetery where all the family members from previous generations had been buried.
There are several places in France called Montfaucon, but because of the reference to the "king's barber" and the "pardon," the OP's quote is likely to refer to a district of Paris, which was infamous as a place where criminals were executed.
Presumably the barber was executed in Montfaucon for some crime, and buried near to the place of execution - quite likely in "unconsecrated ground" that was not under the religious jurisdiction of any church, since the criminals buried there would be unlikely to spend their afterlife in heaven!
However, after being posthumously pardoned by the new king, the barber was now entitled to be buried with the customary religious ceremonies, and the three men therefore exhumed the body and took it to be buried in the parish where his family lived.
answered 3 hours ago
alephzeroalephzero
2,236413
A "parish" is the area around a church where the worshippers at that church live. A typical sized parish would have at most a few hundred people living in it - for example one village and the surrounding farms.
Usually the cemetery or graveyard would be the land immediately surrounding the church building.
There was not much social mobility at that period in history, and each family would have its own area within the cemetery where all the family members from previous generations had been buried.
There are several places in France called Montfaucon, but because of the reference to the "king's barber" and the "pardon," the OP's quote is likely to refer to a district of Paris, which was infamous as a place where criminals were executed.
Presumably the barber was executed in Montfaucon for some crime, and buried near to the place of execution - quite likely in "unconsecrated ground" that was not under the religious jurisdiction of any church, since the criminals buried there would be unlikely to spend their afterlife in heaven!
However, after being posthumously pardoned by the new king, the barber was now entitled to be buried with the customary religious ceremonies, and the three men therefore exhumed the body and took it to be buried in the parish where his family lived.
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What is the source of the quotation?
– Jasper
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Parish church: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parish_church The cemetery at the parish church.
– Lambie
3 hours ago