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A columbarium (/ ˌ k ɒ l əm ˈ b ɛər i. əm /; [1] pl. columbaria), also called a cinerarium, is a structure for the reverential and usually public storage of funerary urns holding cremated remains of the dead.
An ossuary is a chest, box, building, well, or site made to serve as the final resting place of human skeletal remains. They are frequently used where burial space is scarce.
Columbarium walls are a very space-efficient use of land in a cemetery compared with burials and a niche in a columbarium wall is a much cheaper alternative to a burial plot. A small plaque (about 15 cm x 10 cm) can be affixed across the front of each niche and is generally included as part of the price of a niche.
In October 2002, Mayor Feliciano Belmonte Jr. led the groundbreaking of the Sanctuarium which was established in 2006. Initially, only 18 percent of the Sanctuarium's patrons preferred cremation over traditional burial but by 2012, it was reported that this figure rose to 60 percent.
A funeral is a ceremony connected with the final disposition of a corpse, such as a burial or cremation, with the attendant observances. [1] Funerary customs comprise the complex of beliefs and practices used by a culture to remember and respect the dead, from interment, to various monuments, prayers, and rituals undertaken in their honour.
Unearthed grave from the medieval Poulton Chapel. Burial, also known as interment or inhumation, is a method of final disposition whereby a dead body is placed into the ground, sometimes with objects.
The South Cemetery was legally acquired by Ordinance 726 and other actions taken as ruled in Jacobo Zobel et al. vs. City of Manila (G.R. No. L-22201, 1925). [4] The cemetery, occupying an area of 25 hectares (62 acres), [1] has a maximum capacity of 371,490 graves. As of June 30, 2007, 266,170 burials were made in the cemetery.
G.P. Campana uncovered the first columbarium in 1840, and it is the largest of the Vigna Codini columbaria. [4] Filippo Coarelli estimates the columbarium to be 5.08 x 7.06-7.42 meters, [1] while Dorian Borbonus records its dimensions as 5.65 x 7.50 meters based on Campana's 1840 notes. [3]