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<blockquote data-quote="Blue439" data-source="post: 823691" data-attributes="member: 53455">In France, the principle at law is that no one may be interred anywhere but in an “official” cemetery. Administrative permits to be buried anywhere else, and particularly within the confines of one’s own property, are very difficult to obtain. Famous French actor Alain Delon, who died recently (August 2024), obtained such permission, and the photo below demonstrates that the brothers of the Cistercian abbey of Sénanque (Provence, southeastern France) have been granted a similar favor, in order to respect the tradition according to which, of course, monks having passed away are to be interred within the enclosure, at the back of the church, or on the northern side if possible (known as the side of the Dead), which is not the case here in Sénanque. A freshly dug tomb denotes, alas! a recent death in the community.Nikon Z7 II, Nikkor 19mm, ƒ/4 PC-E tilt-shift lens. Gitzo tripod, Benro geared head. Natural light.[ATTACH=full]409800[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Blue439, post: 823691, member: 53455"] In France, the principle at law is that no one may be interred anywhere but in an “official” cemetery. Administrative permits to be buried anywhere else, and particularly within the confines of one’s own property, are very difficult to obtain. Famous French actor Alain Delon, who died recently (August 2024), obtained such permission, and the photo below demonstrates that the brothers of the Cistercian abbey of Sénanque (Provence, southeastern France) have been granted a similar favor, in order to respect the tradition according to which, of course, monks having passed away are to be interred within the enclosure, at the back of the church, or on the northern side if possible (known as the side of the Dead), which is not the case here in Sénanque. A freshly dug tomb denotes, alas! a recent death in the community. Nikon Z7 II, Nikkor 19mm, ƒ/4 PC-E tilt-shift lens. Gitzo tripod, Benro geared head. Natural light. [ATTACH type="full"]409800[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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