I think it quite to be expected. The parish would have a graveyard, and be in walking distance of the parishioners. As the city grows and fills in the gaps between the villages in its environs and grows to be a Metropolis, then pockets of graveyard become part of the city.
I guess even earlier, a church would be located near a hamlet, and that hamlet then becoming a focus grows into a village.
Is the question about how not all consecrated ground has be re-assigned to other usage? I've seen plenty of examples where a church falls into disuse, and eventually the grave yard is reassigned.
Could be worse, we had a plague pit within the walls of the city, but that still got re-used.
I think many churches are very rich on paper, because they've owned real land since centuries, and towns have grown around it. Including stuff which is not used. At least in my home town.
I've never thought about it this way - but there certainly is a point. On the other hand you get a green area, a sometimes beautiful park where otherwise more ugly buildings would reach for the skies. Aren't the skies involved anyways, lol.
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I think it quite to be expected. The parish would have a graveyard, and be in walking distance of the parishioners. As the city grows and fills in the gaps between the villages in its environs and grows to be a Metropolis, then pockets of graveyard become part of the city.
I guess even earlier, a church would be located near a hamlet, and that hamlet then becoming a focus grows into a village.
Is the question about how not all consecrated ground has be re-assigned to other usage? I've seen plenty of examples where a church falls into disuse, and eventually the grave yard is reassigned.
Could be worse, we had a plague pit within the walls of the city, but that still got re-used.
Mmmm, I didn't thnk about towns growing.
I think many churches are very rich on paper, because they've owned real land since centuries, and towns have grown around it. Including stuff which is not used. At least in my home town.
I've never thought about it this way - but there certainly is a point.
On the other hand you get a green area, a sometimes beautiful park where otherwise more ugly buildings would reach for the skies.
Aren't the skies involved anyways, lol.
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