Catholic Dictionary
Find accurate definitions of over 5,000 Catholic terms and phrases (including abbreviations). Based on Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary, © Eternal Life. Used with permission.
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GRAVE
An excavation in the earth for the burial of a corpse usually in a coffin and sometimes also in an outer wooden or concrete box or vault. The Church requires the blessing of all graves in which the faithful are buried.
