mass for the dead
mass celebrated for the repose of the soul or souls of one or more deceased persons
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mass for the dead
Summary
mass for the dead ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21,739 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- mass for the dead is a type of Catholic Mass[2].
- mass for the dead is a type of votive mass[3].
- mass for the dead's Commons category is recorded as Requiem Mass[4].
- mass for the dead comprises Absolve domine[5].
- mass for the dead comprises Lux aeterna[6].
- mass for the dead comprises In paradisum[7].
- mass for the dead comprises Dies Irae[8].
- mass for the dead comprises Eternal Rest[9].
- mass for the dead's commemorates is recorded as funeral[10].
- mass for the dead's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Requiem Masses[11].
- mass for the dead's main subject is funeral[12].
- mass for the dead's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[13].
- mass for the dead's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[14].
- mass for the dead's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[15].
- mass for the dead's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[16].
- mass for the dead's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[17].
- mass for the dead's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18].
- mass for the dead's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19].
- mass for the dead's described by source is recorded as Riemann's Music Dictionary[20].
- mass for the dead's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'requiem'}[21].
- mass for the dead's different from is recorded as music for the Requiem Mass[22].
- mass for the dead's different from is recorded as Requiem[23].
- mass for the dead's permanent duplicated item is recorded as Q1613897[24].
- mass for the dead's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[25].
- mass for the dead's P14483 is recorded as r/requiem[26].
Body
Definition and Type
Recorded subclass of include Catholic Mass[2] and votive mass[3].
Use and Application
Components include Absolve domine[5], a tract[27]; Lux aeterna[6], a communion[28]; In paradisum[7], an antiphon[29]; Dies Irae[8], a sequence[30], written by Thomas of Celano[31]; and Eternal Rest[9], a prayer for the dead[32].
Why It Matters
mass for the dead ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21,739 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]