m.stefanovic2009.08.12 [11:36]
Мислим да је слична пракса и овде, у Манастиру Свете Катарине. Ево шта пише на сајту
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The Ossuary occupies the ground floor beneath the Chapel of Saint Tryphon. When bones have been disinterred from the cemetery, they are placed in the ossuary in an orderly manner. Memorial services are regularly held in the ossuary, commemorating those who have gone before to their rest. It is edifying to recall that our life here has its appointed end. It is also important to remember that these are the bones of those who have fallen asleep, and who lie here awaiting the Resurrection and the Second Coming of Christ.
A wooden case preserves the body of the Righteous Stephanus, whose body has not decomposed, and who is still seated within the case. This ascetic once lived at the gate below the entrance to the summit of Mount Sinai, and heard confessions, so that those who made the ascent would be cleansed, and spiritually prepared to ascend to the holy summit. He is mentioned by Saint John Climacus. His memory is celebrated on the feast of All Saints of Sinai.
In the small walled courtyard outside the ossuary are six graves. Here, monks are buried in the ground in their monastic habit, and a simple cross marks each grave. Here the bones rest until they are disinterred for placement in the ossuary. The present structure dates from the year 1888, but we know from earlier sources that this same location was used as a cemetery in ancient times.
rosmarinus2009.08.12 [10:53]
Светогорци укопавају своје монахе у гробнице - џумке, које се не прелијевају вином, а како због ограниченог простоа нема ни простора за гробље, послије одређеног преиода ископавају монахе, кости њихове оперу у вину и одвајају лобање од одтатка тијела у костурницу
