gravedigger
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right|thumb|200px|Grave-digger, by Viktor Vasnetsov, 1871
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- Instance of
- profession
- Image
- Ministry of Information First World War Official Collection Q31237.jpg
- Patron saint
- Anthony the Great
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- female form of label
- coveira
- Commons category
- Gravediggers
- male form of label
- gropar
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Description
- Fossors
- Notable gravediggers
- Gravediggers in literature
- Hamlet
- Industrial action
- See also
- Notes
- References
right|thumb|200px|Grave-digger, by Viktor Vasnetsov, 1871
A gravedigger is a cemetery worker who is responsible for digging a grave prior to a funeral service. Gravediggers have historically often been members of the church, though in modern secular cemeteries, they may be temporary or full-time staff. In many cultures, gravediggers are stigmatized for their association with the dead, which many religions consider unclean. Gravediggers have often been depicted in media, particularly in gothic and crime novels.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “gravedigger” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.