[log in to unmask]" type="cite">medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture********************************************************************** 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-religionThe 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]> wrote:
medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and cultureThe 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.
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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and cultureIt'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]> wrote:
medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and cultureGood 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]> 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