Lying in repose is the tradition in which the body of a deceased person, often of high social stature, is made available for public viewing. Lying in repose differs from the more formal honor of lying
Archbishop Christodoulos of Athens lying in repose
Emperor Pedro II of Brazil lying in repose in a room at the Hotel Bedford, Paris, 1891
Christodoulos was Archbishop of Athens and All Greece as such the primate of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Greece from 1998 to 2008.
Lying in repose
…Archbishop Christodoulos of Athens lying in repose Emperor Pedro II of Brazil lying in repose in a room at the Hotel Bedford, Paris, 1891 Lying in repose is the tradition in which the…
Christodoulos in 2005
Christodoulos with Vladimir Putin in 2001.
Christodoulos's tombstone at the First Cemetery of Athens