Visitation
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Visitation may refer to:
In history:
- Heraldic visitation, tours of inspection to establish the right of a person to bear arms, and are used today in genealogical research.
In law:
- Contact (law) or visitation (United States), the right of a non-custodial parent to visit with their children
In popular culture:
- The Visitation (book), a 1999 contemporary Christian novel by Frank Peretti
- The Visitation (film), a 2006 film based upon the above book
In religion:
- Visitation (Christianity), a Christian liturgical feast day commemorating the visit of the Blessed Virgin Mary to St. Elizabeth
- Canonical Visitation, an inspection made by a clergyman authorised under (Catholic) canon law
- Funeral Visitation, a funeral custom where a mourner visits the deceased person's family and views the body lying in the casket, either at a funeral home or church
- Tablet of Visitation, (or Ziyarat) the specific prayers used in Islam and the Bahá'í Faith while visiting the shrines of its founders, saints or martyrs
Other:
- Supernatural Visitation, an experience of presence or communication between the recently deceased and their spouse or progeny
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