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'''Visitation''' may refer to:

'''In history''':

* [[Heraldic visitation]], a tour of inspection by a herald (or other officer-of-arms) to regulate and register coats of arms, and to record pedigrees

'''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 (Doctor Who)]]'', a 1982 serial in the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''
* ''[[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|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
* [[Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary]]

'''Other''':

* [[Apparitional experience|Supernatural Visitation]], an experience of presence or communication between the recently deceased and their spouse or progeny

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Revision as of 16:20, 27 February 2014

Visitation may refer to:

In history:

  • Heraldic visitation, a tour of inspection by a herald (or other officer-of-arms) to regulate and register coats of arms, and to record pedigrees

In law:

  • Contact (law) or visitation (United States), the right of a non-custodial parent to visit with their children

In popular culture:

In religion:

Other:

  • Supernatural Visitation, an experience of presence or communication between the recently deceased and their spouse or progeny