Abstract
The memory of ancestors and of dead friends is an key feature of human existance across civilisations. From the third century onwards, the christian church developed a very concrete idea of the after-life which could serve as a consolation remedy for survivors : the commemoration of the dead by prayers and good works for the salvation of souls. The sources created for the practice of liturgical memory enable the historian to study the different elements of this medieval peculiarity, for example, proposopraphy, social relations, the economy, property transfers, popular piety and charity towards the poor. Supported by effective propaganda and based on visions of the after-life, it was primarily the abbey of Cluny which proposed tariff-gradated prayer to the faithful, which contributed to the enormous success of the congregation of Cluny throughout Europe.
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