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]> 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

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