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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture For some early evidence (C5-6), take a look at some memorial stones: http://www.KornbluthPhoto.com/GraveMarkers2.html row 1 no. 4 and row 2 no. 1. best, Genevra On 11/19/2015 2:54 PM, Jaye Procure wrote: > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture > The Latin phrase is "requiescat in pace" if that helps. So RIP has > probably been around a long while. According to the website "Catholic > Culture" the phrase exists in the catacombs. There is no reference > for that, unfortunately > > Jaye > > On 19 November 2015 at 14:15, McLaughlin, M Megan > <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: > > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and > culture > The phrase is very old (early medieval if not earlier), but it > really has no content that a Protestant could object to. "May > [the person] rest in peace" until Judgment Day fits as well with > Reformation as with medieval escatology. > > Megan McLaughlin > Professor Emerita of History, Gender and Women's Studies, > and Medieval Studies > University of Illinois > 309 Gregory Hall, 810 S. Wright St. > Urbana, IL 61801 U.S.A. > Email: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > Phone: 217-344-5715 <tel:217-344-5715> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *From:* medieval-religion - Scholarly discussions of medieval > religious culture [[log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]>] on behalf of Katherine > Hindley [[log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]>] > *Sent:* Thursday, November 19, 2015 9:52 AM > *To:* [log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > *Subject:* Re: [M-R] FW: A question of death > > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and > culture > It's definitely a pre-Reformation phrase - 'requiescat in pace' is > in the medieval Office of the Dead, and I believe it was used even > earlier than that. > The phrase 'may [so-and-so] rest in peace' is used in the Anglican > church today. > Best, > Katherine > > On 19 November 2015 at 15:22, Kurt Sherry <[log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: > > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion > and culture > Good question. I really don't know, but it /feels /like it > could be a phrase that originated before the Reformation. > > In the Eastern Orthodox world, we use "May his/her memory be > eternal," which is actually a liturgical phrase. My current > project that I'm not working on is about Byzantine > commemorative rites and theology. The phrase serves as a > refrain in the Trisagion for the Dead. It appears elsewhere at > least conceptually. > > On Thu, Nov 19, 2015 at 6:20 AM, Anne Willis > <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: > > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval > religion and culture > > My daughter has a query about the phrase 'Rest In Peace'. > > Is it a phrase based on Catholic ideology, or is it a > phrase that the Protestant (or specifically Anglican) > church can also ascribe to? > > > Anne > ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: subscribe medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: unsubscribe medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/medieval-religion