A churchyard is a patch of land adjoining or surrounding a church which is usually owned by the relevant church or local parish itself. Vepriai (ˈvæpreɪ simplified Lithuanian transcription; Wieprze is the largest Town in Ukmergė district, Lithuania, situated south-west Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania (Lietuvos Respublika is a Country in Eastern often referred to as Northern Europe or in the A parish is a Local church; it is an administrative unit typically found in episcopal or presbyterian churches In the Scots language or Northern English language this can also be known as a kirkyard or kirkyaird. Scots ( The Scots leid) refers to Anglic varieties derived from early northern Middle English spoken in parts of Scotland and Northern English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States
A churchyard should not be confused with a graveyard or a cemetery. A graveyard is any place set aside for long-term burial of the dead with or without monuments such as Headstones It is usually located near and administered by a A cemetery is a place in which dead bodies and cremated remains are buried. While churchyards were historically often used as graveyards, they can also be any patch of land on church grounds, even without a place of burial.
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Use of churchyards as a place of burial
Historically the most common use of churchyards were as a consecrated burial ground known as a graveyard. Consecration is the solemn dedication to a special purpose or service usually religious Burial, also called interment and inhumation, is the act of placing a person or object into the ground A graveyard is any place set aside for long-term burial of the dead with or without monuments such as Headstones It is usually located near and administered by a Graveyards were usually established at the same time as the building of the relevant place of worship (which can date back to the 8th to 14th centuries) and were often used by those families who could not afford to be buried inside or beneath the place of worship itself.
The use of churchyards as burial grounds for the deceased was discontinued all over Europe in various stages between the 18th to 19th centuries due to lack of space for new headstones and dead bodies. A headstone, tombstone or gravestone is a marker normally carved from stone, placed over or next to the site of a Burial In many European states, burial in churchyards was outlawed altogether either by royal decrees or government legislation for public hygiene reasons. A decree is an order made by a Head of state or government and having the force of Law. Legislation (or " Statutory law " is law which has been promulgated (or " Enacted quot by a Legislature or other Governing Hygiene refers to practices associated with ensuring good health and cleanliness
Regional characteristics
The stones of Scottish Kirkyards are unique in Britain. The Lowland Scottish Gravestones differ from their southern counterparts in their profusion of symbolic relief work. The Scottish or Lowland Scottish gravestone is unique to the north of the British Isles.
Churchyards today
Churchyards can be host to unique and ancient habitats because they may remain significantly unchanged for hundreds of years. [1]
In many cases in the late 19th and 20th centuries, large portions of churchyards were taken in order for roads to be built or expanded. A road is an identifiable route, way or path between two or more places. The loss of part (or all) of the churchyard, often lead also to the removal and permanent loss of centuries old graves and headstones. In some cases the human remains were exhumed and the gravestones transferred. Burial, also called interment and inhumation, is the act of placing a person or object into the ground A headstone, tombstone or gravestone is a marker normally carved from stone, placed over or next to the site of a Burial
In other cases, all headstones have been removed, to create a park-like environment, or simply to facilitate the seasonal cutting and removal of grass or weeds. Grass is the common word that generally describes Monocotyledonous green Plants The family Gramineae ( Poaceae) are the "true grasses" and include WEED (1390 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Spanish format
A very small number of churchyards across the world are still used as graveyards today.
See also
References
- ^ How natural is a nature reserve? An ideological study of British nature conservation landscapes, Cooper NS, Biodiversity and Conservation, 9, 2000, 1131-1152
This article about a religious building or structure is a stub. A graveyard is any place set aside for long-term burial of the dead with or without monuments such as Headstones It is usually located near and administered by a A cemetery is a place in which dead bodies and cremated remains are buried. A headstone, tombstone or gravestone is a marker normally carved from stone, placed over or next to the site of a Burial Corpse roads provided a practical means for transporting corpses often from remote communities to cemeteries that had burial rights such as parish churches and chapels You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic