requiescat in pace
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In 2019, the Orlandi family received an anonymous letter saying Emanuela's body might be hidden among the dead in the Teutonic Cemetery just inside the Vatican walls where a statue of an angel holding a book reads "Requiescat in Pace," Latin for "Rest in Peace".
From Reuters
I’ve always liked to think that requiescat in pace is but preface to a longer story.
From Washington Post
“Thank you for so many incredible memories. I love you and miss you. Requiescat in pace.”
From Fox News
The Orlandi family later received an anonymous letter saying Emanuela’s body might be hidden among the dead in the Teutonic cemetery where a statue of an angel holding a book reads “Requiescat in Pace”, Latin for “rest in peace”.
From The Guardian
From a grateful nation, requiescat in pace.
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