Lie in A State of Repose
Lying in state is a term used to describe the tradition in which a coffin is placed on view to allow the public at large to pay their respects to the deceased. It traditionally takes place in the principal government building of a country. While practice differs among countries, a viewing in a location that is not the principal government building is referred to as lying in repose.
Lying in repose is when the remains of a deceased person, often one of some stature, are available for viewing by the public. This is different from "lying in state;" the latter term refers to a formal honour, generally in the principal government building of a country and accompanied by an honor guard.
Coretta Scott King will lie in repose Saturday in the rotunda of the Georgia Capitol in Atlanta, and funeral services are scheduled for Tuesday, according to a statement issued Thursday by the King family.
Civil rights activist Rosa Parks will lie in repose in Montgomery, Ala., the city where she started a nationwide civil rights movement, before her body is flown back to Detroit for her funeral. Visitation for Parks will be at the church where she was a former member -- St. Paul AME Church, in Montgomery -- on Saturday and Sunday.
Rosa Parks, First Woman to Lie in State at the US Capitol - Only 30 Americans have been given the honor of lying in state at the Capitol rotunda. Most have been Presidents or war heroes. Rosa Parks, heroine of the civil rights struggle, is the first woman to have this honor.
The US Supreme Court announced Sunday evening that the body of late Chief Justice William Rehnquist, who died Saturday [JURIST report], will lie in repose in the Great Hall [photo] of the court on Tuesday, September 6, from 10:30 AM ET to 10 PM ET, and then again Wednesday, September 7, from 10 AM ET to Noon.
Funeral services for the late state Sen. Robert Kerr will be Monday at First United Methodist Church in Altus. Kerr died on Wednesday after a lengthy battle with cancer. His body will lie in state outside the Senate chamber at the state Capitol from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Friday.
Lying in repose is when the remains of a deceased person, often one of some stature, are available for viewing by the public. This is different from "lying in state;" the latter term refers to a formal honour, generally in the principal government building of a country and accompanied by an honor guard.
Coretta Scott King will lie in repose Saturday in the rotunda of the Georgia Capitol in Atlanta, and funeral services are scheduled for Tuesday, according to a statement issued Thursday by the King family.
Civil rights activist Rosa Parks will lie in repose in Montgomery, Ala., the city where she started a nationwide civil rights movement, before her body is flown back to Detroit for her funeral. Visitation for Parks will be at the church where she was a former member -- St. Paul AME Church, in Montgomery -- on Saturday and Sunday.
Rosa Parks, First Woman to Lie in State at the US Capitol - Only 30 Americans have been given the honor of lying in state at the Capitol rotunda. Most have been Presidents or war heroes. Rosa Parks, heroine of the civil rights struggle, is the first woman to have this honor.
The US Supreme Court announced Sunday evening that the body of late Chief Justice William Rehnquist, who died Saturday [JURIST report], will lie in repose in the Great Hall [photo] of the court on Tuesday, September 6, from 10:30 AM ET to 10 PM ET, and then again Wednesday, September 7, from 10 AM ET to Noon.
Funeral services for the late state Sen. Robert Kerr will be Monday at First United Methodist Church in Altus. Kerr died on Wednesday after a lengthy battle with cancer. His body will lie in state outside the Senate chamber at the state Capitol from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Friday.
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a lot of significant historical figures dying lately. i find they help to refocus our percetions of current events
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