Funeral Profession - The Middle Ages Exam
Questions And Answers 100% Pass
Catafalque - answer✔Raised platform (with or without a canopy) used for a body to lie in state
Requiem mass - answer✔Mass for the dead. If taking place before noon, communion was had. If
taken place after noon, no communion was had.
Christian influence on funeral behavior - answer✔After emerging from persecution, simplistic
burial practices gave way to imposing dignity. The dead were brought to church where a requiem
mass was held. The deceased were dressed in the clothing they wore in life
Constantine - answer✔When passed the edict of toleration in 313 AD, burial within the walls of
the city was given tremendous impetus. This was at the end of the 5th century.
Church and cemetery burial - answer✔At the beginning of the Middle Ages, catacombs were
used. Christians desired to be buried near their churches. In the 6th century, churchyard burial
becomes more common while burial inside the church was reserved for people of special
importance
Emperor Theodosius - answer✔Banned interment in cities. Many rulers were against it for
sanitary reasons
Disposal and contagion - answer✔Prevalent belief that the dead spread disease and infected the
air and water
Purgatorial doctrine - answer✔Catholic belief that souls not perfectly cleansed must undergo a
process of cleansing before they can enter heaven. This idea is partially responsible for the
formation of various leagues and religious groups
Leagues of prayer - answer✔Formed in the Middle Ages by laypersons to bury the dead and to
pray for the souls of the faithful departed
Steward of the guild - answer✔Aided members families, made funeral arrangements including
the requiem mass, burial with solemnity, the payment of the soul shot and a liberal distribution of
alms
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