Rest in peace
Epitaph or idiomatic expression to someone who has died / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about a tombstone inscription. For The Walking Dead episode, see Rest in Peace (The Walking Dead). For the song by Extreme, see Rest in Peace (song).
"RIP" redirects here. For other uses, see RIP (disambiguation).
"Requiescat" redirects here. For the painting, see Requiescat (painting).
Rest in peace (R.I.P.),[1] a phrase from the Latin requiescat in pace (Ecclesiastical Latin: [rekwiˈeskat in ˈpatʃe]), is sometimes used in traditional Christian services and prayers, such as in the Catholic,[2] Lutheran,[3] Anglican, and Methodist[4] denominations, to wish the soul of a decedent eternal rest and peace.
It became ubiquitous on headstones in the 18th century, and is widely used today when mentioning someone's death.