Burial of the Dead

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Burial of the Dead is a Christian funeral liturgy used in the Episcopal tradition, particularly within the Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut, to commend the deceased to God and comfort the bereaved.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Burial of the Dead canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian funeral liturgy ⓘ
Episcopal liturgy ⓘ
aimsTo affirm the Paschal mystery ⓘ
express trust in God at the time of death ⓘ
support the grieving community ⓘ
associatedWith Book of Common Prayer ⓘ
Christian funeral rites ⓘ
contains blessing ⓘ
commendation to God ⓘ
dismissal ⓘ
diocesanUse Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut ⓘ
focusesOn consolation of mourners ⓘ
prayer for the deceased ⓘ
proclamation of Christian hope ⓘ
hasPurpose comfort the bereaved ⓘ
commend the deceased to God ⓘ
express Christian hope of eternal life ⓘ
proclaim the resurrection of Jesus Christ ⓘ
includes commendation of the deceased ⓘ
committal ⓘ
hymns ⓘ
prayers ⓘ
psalms ⓘ
scripture readings ⓘ
language English ⓘ
liturgicalFamily Anglican Communion rites ⓘ
occasion death of a Christian ⓘ
funeral service ⓘ
memorial service ⓘ
performedBy bishop ⓘ
deacon ⓘ
priest ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
setting church ⓘ
funeral home ⓘ
graveside ⓘ
theologyFocus communion of saints ⓘ
redemption ⓘ
resurrection ⓘ
tradition Anglican ⓘ
Episcopal ⓘ
usedBy Episcopalians ⓘ
linked to: Episcopal Church

clergy ⓘ
laity ⓘ
usedIn Episcopal Church ⓘ
Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut → hasRite → Burial of the Dead ⓘ
Reformed Episcopal Church → hasRite → Burial of the Dead ⓘ