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CHAMP POTIER [1 record]

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Record 1 2015-10-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Funeral Services
DEF

A cemetery for unknown or indigent people.

CONT

The common burial ground serves as the final resting spot for people who are indigent or those whose families don't know their whereabouts when they die.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pompes funèbres
CONT

[...] une partie non consacrée du cimetière (nommée champ du potier) était réservée aux exclus (enfants non baptisés, paroissiens excommuniés, suicidés, etc.) [...]

OBS

Le champ du potier couvrait le plus souvent une section d'un cimetière, mais ce pouvait également être un terrain.

Spanish

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