Back to matchesWe found a matchYour institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.Title"UNA MESSA IN PERPETUUM": PERPETUAL MASS BEQUESTS IN TRADITIONAL MALTA, 1750-1797.AuthorsCiappara, FransAbstractDiscusses the belief of Maltese regarding death during the eighteenth century. Information on the purgatory; Duration of the cleansing of the soul after death; Manifestations of the concern of Maltese with the accounts of the after-life.SubjectsDEATH; RELIGION; MALTESE; PURGATORY; SOUL; RELIGIOUS thoughtPublicationCatholic Historical Review, 2005, Vol 91, Issue 2, p278ISSN0008-8080Publication typeArticleDOI10.1353/cat.2005.0147