Bible Encyclopedias
Vigiliee Mortuorum
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
(literally, watches for the dead) is a term for watching by turn, with prayers and intercessions, beside the body of a departed Christian after death and before burial.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Vigiliee Mortuorum'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/v/vigiliee-mortuorum.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.