Memorials

creation of memorial

responsible for new memorial or its enhancement/renovation

Alternate Names: patron; donor; founder

Getty ID: 300400903

presumed role based on incomplete evidence; for burials, we know the burial is in this church, we think it is in this tomb; for patronage and other relationships, there is evidence to suggest the connection, but it has not been confirmed

person who receives rights to and responsibility for a memorial through inheritance

Alternate Names: descendant; inheritor

Getty ID: 300258972

information found in sepoltuario, tomb inscription, burial, and/or other records

named in memorial inscription and/or represented by coat of arms

Alternate Names: dedicatee

Getty ID: 300404867

information found in sepoltuario, tomb inscription, burial, and/or other records

when an older chapel was destroyed and family created a new one

A memorial, usually a chapel, contains another memorial, usually an altar or a tomb though can refer to arms installed on walls or piers.

appiè: the memorial is below another memorial, often at the base of steps