Refrigerium, a vulgarism of refrigeratio, was used by some early Christians to refer to the practice of holding a feast in honor of the dead. This use of the language was not directly borrowed from pagan culture but de…
Refrigerium (4,400 words)
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Aspesi, Cara, “Refrigerium”, in: Brill Encyclopedia of Early Christianity Online, General Editor David G. Hunter, Paul J.J. van Geest, Bert Jan Lietaert Peerbolte. Consulted online on 22 September 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2589-7993_EECO_SIM_00002940>
First published online: 2018
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