In many instances, several members of the same family are interred in a lawn crypt together, either side-by-side or above and below the others. Lawn crypts contain more than one casket under a lawn, such as in a memorial park or cemetery. What is a Lawn Crypt? Are There Any Other Types of Crypts?Ī lawn crypt is also referred to as an underground mausoleum (see below for more on mausoleums). What you need to know: By definition, a crypt is a vault or chamber used for housing the remains of the deceased, such as in a mausoleum or (historically) a church. Generally speaking, crypt means the chamber that houses the casket in which the deceased lies. In modern times, the word more often than not refers to the stone burial vaults used in above-ground mausoleums.
However, we are more interested in part b of the definition – a chamber in a mausoleum – so that is what we’re going to focus on throughout the rest of the article. The popularity of these underground crypts spread along with Christianity throughout early Europe, and they began to be used not only for burials but also for the keeping of religious relics. His remains were said to be interred in a crypt underneath the floor at the high altar. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City), built in the 4th century and believed to house the remains of Saint Peter. One of the most famous of these was Old St. The first crypts came out of ancient Christianity they were first built in Greece, Italy, and South Africa as final resting places for saints, priests, martyrs, and others deemed worthy of entombment within a church. To understand why a crypt may especially (and historically) refer to a chamber under the floor in a church, we need to briefly go over the history of crypts. To keep things simple, let’s first look at how the dictionary defines the word crypt:Ī : a chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly undergroundĮspecially: a vault under a main floor of a churchī : a chamber in a mausoleum Merriam-WebsterĪs you can see, by definition a crypt is simply a vault or other relatively small space that is usually underground.Ĭrypt History (and the “under the church” bit)
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