Burial, entombment and cremation in Ostuni
After the rite, burial can take three paths: interment in the ground, entombment in a niche or in a family tomb and cremation. The first two are governed by the mortuary police regulations, Presidential Decree 285 of 1990, together with the rules of the municipal cemetery, the third by Law 130 of 2001. The agency presents the options to the family, prepares the documents and accompanies the coffin to the cemetery or the crematorium.
Interment
The coffin is buried in the ground, in the common fields of the cemetery, for at least ten years as required by Presidential Decree 285 of 1990. At the end of that period the municipality orders the exhumation and the remains can be gathered in an ossuary box, placed in a small niche or cremated.
Entombment
The coffin is placed in a niche, in a family tomb or in a private chapel. The plot is granted by the municipality to the family, for periods set by the cemetery rules, while the agency prepares the burial documents and coordinates the operation with the cemetery staff.
Cremation
The deceased is cremated in an authorised facility and the ashes gathered in an urn, which can be entombed, entrusted to a family member or scattered in the places the law allows. The page on cremation describes the authorisations and the possibilities set out by Law 130 of 2001 and by the regional law of Puglia.
Other services
Cremations
Cremation in Ostuni under Law 130/2001 and Regional Law 34/2008. Authorisations, urns, entrusting and scattering of the ashes.
Read moreExhumations and disinterments
Applications to the municipality, ossuary boxes and transport of remains for exhumations and disinterments in Ostuni. The agency follows every procedure.
Read moreThanatopraxy
Preparation of the deceased in Ostuni with cleansing, dressing and light make-up, carried out by trained staff. Thanatopraxy treatments on request.
Read morePaperwork handling
Declaration of death, burial and cremation permits, transport authorisations within Italy and abroad. The agency prepares every document.
Read moreFuneral products
Funeral coffins and cinerary urns in Ostuni for every budget, with customisations handled by the agency.
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Arrangement of patient transport to and from home and hospital in Ostuni through the partnership with Associazione Città Bianca. Phone available at any hour to book the service.
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For information and quotations on burial services write to iofciola@libero.it.
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