columbaria - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about columbaria Printer Friendly
The Free Dictionary
1,017,021,098 visitors served.
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

columbarium
(redirected from columbaria)

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.

columbarium

Roman sepulchral chamber. Columbaria were so called because they resembled large dovecotes. They were usually rectangular structures built around open courtyards and lined with niches in which urns containing the ashes of cremated bodies were placed.

Particularly common under the early empire, columbaria were developed from the ancient Etruscan and republican Roman house tomb. They were commonly used for the ashes of the slaves and freedmen of great families, who built and maintained them at their own expense. Others belonged to funeral associations, which guaranteed their members honourable burial; and some were owned by speculators. Examples have been found on the Appian Way. Columbaria became obsolete in the reign of Hadrian (AD 117-38) when burial gradually superseded cremation.


?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
?Sign in SSL protected
Email:
Password:
Register

? Mentioned in ? References in periodicals archive
 
This first phase of construction will include 10,270 full-casket gravesites, 1,000 in-ground sites for cremation remains and 1,000 columbaria niches for cremation remains.
Above-ground columbaria niches range from $450 to $1,500 per person
As an alternative they can opt for a niche in one of two more structured columbaria which are subtly designed to blend naturally into The Woodlands design.
 
Hutchinson browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Hutchinson Encyclopedia
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2008 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a. Terms of Use.