Sentence examples for holy graves from inspiring English sources

He who elects Serzh Sarkisian would desecrate the holy graves of Karen Demirchian and Vazgen Sarkisian".

Scott Michaels, the owner of Dearly Departed Tours, which escorts tourists to LA death sites, called it the "Holy Grail" for grave-hunters.

" 'You can't inscribe verses from the holy Koran on the graves.

Those worshipping at shrines or praying at the graves of holy men are denounced as apostates, against whom it is legitimate to use violence.

Their philosophy and practices – reverence for the graves of holy people, devotional singing, the great respect paid to the Habibs – are anathema to more conservative scholars.

Daouda is a Salafist, a Saudi-trained scholar who had long preached against the Sufi practice of praying at the graves of holy men.

"When it comes to material Christianity, the picture of the Sacred Heart, the holy water, visiting the graves of those who passed, the prayers, women are integrated into that whole scene," he said.

Archie and Susan McConville tending to Jean McConville's grave, at Holy Trinity Cemetery, outside Belfast.

These thoughts were passing through my mind as the priest shook holy water over the grave and three young girls threw in red roses.

He died in 1204 and was buried in Tiberias, in the Holy Land, where his grave continues to be a shrine drawing a constant stream of pious pilgrims.

In order to avoid the development of a holy place at his grave and a reliquary and saintly cult around his person, Calvin arranged by will that his body be buried at an unknown spot.