Recently I've been trying to create memorials for cemeteries in my area of Italy, which tend to be under-represented. Some of the graves here are very old, and risk being lost to history. If you see the memorial of a loved one and would like it removed, please contact me. I would also be happy to transfer management of these memorials to family members.

A word about Italian cemeteries: Italy isn't a big country, and real estate is limited, including space in cemeteries. As a result, burials are rarely a person's final resting place. Burial, whether in the ground or in a cemetery 'loculo' (a niche in a cemetery wall) are conceded for a determinant number of years. After that period expires family members may renew what is essentially a lease of the space. If they chose not to, or if no relative is located, the remains are moved. If the body has not adequately decomposed it will be moved to a ground burial (Italian corpses are not embalmed, and coffins are not positioned in 'vaults') so that decomposition can be completed. This is generally for a period of about 5 years, after which the remains will be exhumed and any remaining bones will either be placed in a small niche in the wall, cremated, or placed in a communal bone repository.

Recently I've been trying to create memorials for cemeteries in my area of Italy, which tend to be under-represented. Some of the graves here are very old, and risk being lost to history. If you see the memorial of a loved one and would like it removed, please contact me. I would also be happy to transfer management of these memorials to family members.

A word about Italian cemeteries: Italy isn't a big country, and real estate is limited, including space in cemeteries. As a result, burials are rarely a person's final resting place. Burial, whether in the ground or in a cemetery 'loculo' (a niche in a cemetery wall) are conceded for a determinant number of years. After that period expires family members may renew what is essentially a lease of the space. If they chose not to, or if no relative is located, the remains are moved. If the body has not adequately decomposed it will be moved to a ground burial (Italian corpses are not embalmed, and coffins are not positioned in 'vaults') so that decomposition can be completed. This is generally for a period of about 5 years, after which the remains will be exhumed and any remaining bones will either be placed in a small niche in the wall, cremated, or placed in a communal bone repository.