Lowrie, Walter, 1868-1959 · New York : The Macmillan company ; London : Macmillan & co. · leaf 99
ee classes: those which contain a prayer for the peace ofthe departed; those which petition the prayers of the departedin behalf of those who remain below — these two being fre-quently combined; and those which call upon all who read theinscription to pray for the person whom it commemorates.Such… … n i.\ itj jixOm Fig. 20. — Fragment of sepulchral steleof Abercius, found in Hieropolis, nowin the Vatican. Second century. INSCRIPTIONS 71 martyrs were regarded as advocates before God for the souls ofthe departed. For this period, however, the popularity of tin-view is proved, not only by…
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