place of interment

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Amongst the latter are the paintings on the celebrated wells of Platonia, said to have been the place of interment, for a certain period, of St. Peter and St. Paul.

From The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 by Various

When the solemn rites of the dead are to be performed at the grave, the procession should be formed, and proceed to the place of interment in the following order: Tiler, with drawn sword.

From Masonic Monitor of the Degrees of Entered Apprentice, Fellow Craft and Master Mason together with the Ceremony of Installation, Laying Corner Stones, Dedications, Masonic Burial, Etc. by Thornburgh, George

It is the favourite place of interment among the Catholics of this day. 

From Folk-Lore and Legends Scotland by Anonymous

After this the procession will begin, the troops marching by platoons in inverted order and with arms reversed to the place of interment, the drums muffled and the music playing a dead march.

From A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Section 1 (of 3) of Volume 10. by Richardson, James D. (James Daniel)

The priest was buried without a coffin at the end of his little garden plot, and some of the villagers placed a rough cross on the mound which marked the place of interment.

From The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol 1, Issue 4, January 23, 1915 by Various