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  Columbarium - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Columbarium niches built into the side of St. Joseph's Chapel Mausoleum at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Key West (rural Dubuque), Iowa.
The Columbarium of Pomponius Hylas is a particularly fine ancient Roman example, on the Via Appia, rich in frescoes, decorations and precious mosaics.
Columbariums can be either free standing units, or part of a mausoleum or another building.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Columbarium   (371 words)

  
 First Central Presbyterian - Columbarium
columbarium is a consecrated space utilized for the housing of a deceased’s cremated remains.
The word “columbarium” comes from Latin and translates as a compartmentalized house for doves, the gentle birds mentioned in Holy Scripture and recognized as symbols of peace.
- The presence of a columbarium is a further witness of our faith in the resurrection, the life everlasting and the church triumphant - an appropriate resting place for the earthly remains of those who in life loved the church.
fcpc.net /columbarium.asp   (235 words)

  
 State Grants Planning Model Columbarium and In-Ground Cremain Burials   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The function of a Columbarium is to provide an above-grade structure designed for the interment of the cremated remains of a veteran and a dependent.
A Columbarium is an above-grade structure designed for the interment of cremated remains in a niche 10 ½” x 15” x 20” deep, measured at the face.
The Columbarium is a pre-cast concrete structure with footings.
www.cem.va.gov /sgm_cremain_burials.htm   (364 words)

  
 The Columbarium   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The still extant Columbarium on Loraine Court off of Anza was originally the centerpiece of a 167-acre cemetery and crematorium.
The Columbarium is a round building with small, square wings on the sides.
The Columbarium, located at 1 Loraine Court, is operated by the Neptune Society.
www.sanfranciscoreader.com /essays/columbarium.html   (813 words)

  
 Calgary Columbarium - memorial niches and arrangements and an historic alternative to burial
As a sanctuary for the cremated remains of families and individuals, the Columbarium is a warm, tranquil indoor setting of oak and glass-faced niches in subdued lighting.
Columbarium services are available to all who wish to create a memorial, regardless of cultural or religious affiliation.
Adjacent to the West Columbarium, a simple and elegant chapel with a seating capacity of 120 persons is available for inurnment or funeral services.
www.calgarycolumbarium.com   (281 words)

  
 Columbarium - Edenton St. United Methodist Church, Raleigh, NC   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Niches in the Columbarium walls are reserved by member of the church in the same way that cemetery plots are reserved.
The church is responsible for the permanent maintenance of the Columbarium and its Memorial Walkway and Tablets.
Reservation of Columbarium niches and arrangements for plaques and names may be made by application to the church office.
www.esumc.org /ministries/ministries_columbarium.html   (749 words)

  
 Columbarium   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The word "columbarium" is derived from the Latin word "columba", meaning "dove", the symbol of God's spirit and peace.
The Columbarium is located on the exterior wall at the west end of the Nave under the "west window" of the church.
Niches in the Columbarium may be reserved by calling the church office at 325-677-2091.
www.chrabilene.com /columbarium.htm   (133 words)

  
 Columbarium
The columbarium was built by the Naval Academy Alumni Association with $500,000 in gifts from alumni and friends of the Academy.
The columbarium is approximately 160 feet long and six feet high on a three-tiered pedestal.
In front of the columbarium stands a memorial donated by the Class of 1937 in honor of the Academy graduates who died in the line of duty and whose bodies were never recovered.
www.usna.edu /cemetery/columbarium.htm   (164 words)

  
 Montana SB 501
(1) "Columbarium" means a structure, room, or other space in a permanent building or outdoor structure containing niches for permanent inurnment of cremated remains in a place used or intended to be used and dedicated for interment purposes.
(5) Mausoleum or columbarium property passing to an individual by reason of the death of the owner is exempt from all inheritance taxes.
(2) The mausoleum-columbarium authority in charge of any mausoleum or columbarium in which interments are made shall keep a record of all remains, including cremated remains, interred on the premises under its charge, in each case stating the name of each deceased person, date of interment, and name and address of the funeral director.
data.opi.state.mt.us /bills/BillHtml/SB0501.htm   (3277 words)

  
 St. Andrew's Columbarium
A columbarium, a facility dedicated on church grounds for the internment of the dead, will be added to St. Andrew’s campus.
For many people raised in the Catholic Church a columbarium is a new concept, but it actually has its roots in the early church when cemeteries were built on church property.
The columbarium at St. Andrew’s will offer people the option of a burial site near the church, thereby completing their earthly spiritual journey near where they worshiped.
www.saintandrew.org /html/columbarium.html   (429 words)

  
 Saint Peter's Church - Columbarium
The Columbarium at Saint Peter's Church reclaims this ancient practice and with it the spirit of dignity and reverence for loved ones at rest within the communion of saints.
A columbarium (from columba, "dove", meaning a series of recessed niches to receive inurned cremains) usually is set aside out of sight in a garden or building.
Our columbarium is placed in the vestibule off the Sacristy Garden, literally in the heart of the parish.
www.stpeterscaz.org /columbarium.html   (385 words)

  
 Columbarium, Columbaria & Cremation Niche Walls for Cemeteries. Designers and Suppliers of Columbaria Systems.
The illuminated Image Niche columbarium is the most personalized memorial ever developed, and eloquent testimony to the new mood of confidence in cremation.
In a quantum leap we have brought the columbarium from the Stone Age to the 21st Century.
If your columbarium is to last the test of time then it is most imperative that they be of impervious (non porous) material.
columbarium.net   (1984 words)

  
 St. George's Columbarium
The word "columbarium" is derived from the Latin word columba, meaning dove, symbol of peace, the Holy Spirit and the risen Christ.
George's Columbarium provides a series of recessed niches to receive the inurned remains of one or two persons.
The Columbarium was given by Donald Davis in memory of his wife Florence.
www.stgeorgesparish.org /columbarium.htm   (572 words)

  
 UVA Columbarium
The Board of Visitors of the University of Virginia in 1987 approved establishment of the University Columbarium and set forth eligibility criteria.
The front face of the Columbarium is composed of vertical granite panels for memorial inscriptions.
The University of Virginia Cemetery Committee was established to oversee the University's Cemetery and Columbarium.
www.virginia.edu /uvacemetery/eligibility.htm   (150 words)

  
 Columbarium   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Simply put, a Columbarium is an area in which are placed the cremated remains, the ashes, of the faithful.
Columbariums may be found in many different shapes and sizes.
St. Margaret’s Columbarium is built in the shape of a Celtic Cross with individual niches in the walls of the Cross
www.stmargaretschurch.org /Columbarium.htm   (203 words)

  
 St. Timothy's Anglican Church   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The Columbarium at St. Timothy’s was dedicated at the Easter Vigil in 2002 to the glory of God and in thanksgiving for the lives of the saints both known and unknown.
A book of remembrance is placed in the columbarium in which the lives of those whose ashes are laid to rest there, are recorded.
Enquiries about purchasing a share in the columbarium may be made by calling the church office at (780) 483-5506
www3.telus.net /sttims/columbarium.html   (74 words)

  
 <%Title%> - Concord Monitor Online - Concord, NH 03301   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Visitors to the cemetery could be excused for overlooking the still-empty columbarium, an uninscribed block of granite amid tens of thousands of gravestones.
The columbarium is both the first addition to the city's burial menu in ages and a potential solution to the city's cemetery space crunch.
Jacques believes the columbarium, which is flanked by some decorative shrubbery and due to be accompanied by a granite bench, will prove a popular alternative to in-ground cremation burial.
www.concordmonitor.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050110/REPOSITORY/501100330/1003/BUSINESS   (1089 words)

  
 Columbarium   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
In the heart of the Richmond District lies one of San Francisco's architectual and historical treasures, the Columbarium.
The Columbarium was built in 1897 by British architect Bernard J. Cahill, who specialized in mortuary architecture.
During these dormant years the only remains of life in the building were bootleggers during the Prohibition period, robbers, squatters, and wildlife.In 1935 it was declared a memorial and was saved from destruction from the state.Thankfully in 1979, the Neptune Society rescued the Columbarium and continues to restore it to this day.
userwww.sfsu.edu /~janelo   (219 words)

  
 Holy Trinity Church Manila (Anglican/Episcopal) - Columbarium
A columbarium is a consecrated burial place, like a cemetery but within a church or church grounds, where the ashes of the dead are interred.
"Columbarium" is a Latin word meaning niche, or recessed compartment; it also refers to a series of such niches where the remains of the dead are placed.
More and more people in the Philippines are considering cremation and interment in a columbarium as a reverent way to honor the departed.
www.holytrinity.ph /columbarium.htm   (370 words)

  
 Columbarium Niches Ottawa Ontario Quebec
Columbarium niche products to meet the needs of the growing cremation market.
They can be manufactured and shipped to your cemetery by transport for your own installation, or we can install the structure complete with granite exterior and install the footings and foundation.
Some of the standard columbarium units that Colonial Granite construct are 6 niche, 12 niche, 16 niche, 24 niche, 32 niche, 48 niche, 64 niche and our triangular 96 and 120 niche units.
www.colonialgranite.com /htmlsite/comlumbariums.html   (300 words)

  
 Columbarium   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
During 1996, First UMC-Denton decided to build a consecrated area in dignified and beautiful surroundings reserved for the interment of the cremated remains of the deceased – a Columbarium.
By 1998 enough interested members had invested in the concept to order its Columbarium for the burial of cremated remains within the church.
Individuals within the church can purchase a space for a final resting place by contacting Karen Stiles, Pastor’s secretary, by email at kstiles@fumc-denton.com, or at the church, 940.382.5478.
www.fumc-denton.com /html/columbarium.html   (128 words)

  
 The Columbarium
To honor the connections across the generations of our parish family and to remember those who have passed on, we have constructed a columbarium in St. Alban's Chapel.
The columbarium wall is faced with travertine and bears bronze plaques engraved with the names and dates of those whose remains are within.
The word columbarium is Latin for dovecote, a structure with small compartments for nesting doves (Latin columba means dove).
www.stalbanswestwood.com /columbarium.htm   (116 words)

  
 Northminster Presbyterian Church - Northminster Prayer Garden and Memorial Columbarium   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Soon, your columbarium committee will be calling those on the list to let them know that they may come in and select their desired locations.
Your columbarium committee will let them know when applications for niches and memorial plaques are ready so that they may choose their desired locations.
The granite-faced niches of the columbarium are contained within brick arches under gabled roofs that are crafted in materials and styles that reflect the rich architectural heritage of the context.
www.northminstertucson.org /prayergarden   (2220 words)

  
 Columbarium for BPC   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
A columbarium is a structure provided for the placement of the ashes of the dead and can be either an interior or exterior structure.
A columbarium is a place where the ashes of the departed may rest in peace and dignity within the shadow of the church
The area chosen for and approved by the Session for both the columbarium and memorial garden is the courtyard bordered by the sanctuary, prayer room, hallway, and library.
civic.bev.net /bpc/Columbarium/columbnew.htm   (404 words)

  
 Christ Episcopal Church - The Christ Church Columbarium
A columbarium makes it possible for people’s remains to be in or near their beloved Christ Church, reminding us of the communion of the saints, both living and dead.
Our columbarium at Christ Church is a solemn reserved space where our memorial garden once stood and where the ashes (cremains) of deceased church members can be placed and noted with an engraved stone.
The weeping snow cherry in the columbarium was given in memory of Barbara Baer Wright by Nancy Baer and Nancy Sterling Hodges.
www.cecblf.org /columbarium.asp   (396 words)

  
 Ashes to ashes . . .Planned columbarium at Annunciation to meet need of those who want cremation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Annunciation of the Lord Catholic Church on Spring Avenue Southwest is planning a columbarium, a repository for cremated bodies.
Bill Brown's wife, Gayle, was an Annunciation member who thought it would be good to build a columbarium at her church.
Culotta said the idea behind a columbarium is similar to a church cemetery.
www.decaturdaily.com /decaturdaily/religion/050604/ashes.shtml   (1040 words)

  
 East Columbarium   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The east columbarium parallels the entrance hall, and is reached by a doorway that leads from the chapel.
This is the oldest of the columbarium sections here, built in 1931.
The door frame, sliding doors, and columbarium niches are all constructed of iron.
www.graveyards.com /bohemian/coleastdoor.html   (75 words)

  
 Chalice Columbarium & Memory Garden
The columbarium makes it possible for people’s remains to be in or near the church where they have worshiped reminding us of the life that is eternal in our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Chalice Columbarium and Memory Garden -- a space where the ashes (cremains) of deceased church members or their loved ones can be placed into a niche or spread on the ground and noted with plaques on the niches or on a memorial stone will be completed.
Chalice Columbarium and Memory Garden - Commitee Chair - Susan Johnson-Eligibility(12/01/05): The ashes of any member, past member of First Christian Church, or the spouse, parents, children, and others who in the opinion of the Columbarium committee have family connections or ties to the church, shall be eligible for interment in the Columbarium.
www.citlink.net /~firstchristian/Columbarium.html   (360 words)

  
 Evergreen-Washelli Funeral Home and Cemetery in Seattle, Washington.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The remains are then to be buried with full reverence in a cemetery or entombed in a mausoleum or columbarium, and whenever possible a plaque or stone bearing the name of the deceased should mark the site.
Thus parish churches are prohibited from having a columbarium.
However, many cemeteries have them and are pleased to assist members of the Catholic Church to meet Church law with reverent placement and appropriate memorialization.
www.evergreen-washelli.com /cemetery/catholics.html   (208 words)

  
 Fs-A08   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
In April 1980, the first 5,000-niche section of Arlington National Cemetery's Columbarium for cremated remains was opened for use.
The Columbarium is in the southeast section of the Cemetery, about a half mile from the Memorial Gate.
The criteria for the Columbarium is more liberal and extended to all honorably discharged veterans.
www.mdw.army.mil /FS-A08.htm   (365 words)

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