The representation of palliative care as a modern ars moriendi

Abstract

Abstract In the Middle Ages, the onset of an illness was almost similar to facing death, so relatives and the Catholic church initiated the appropriate care. Caring for the ill and dying was an essential part of the Christian doctrine. By following this model of ars moriendi, patients and their loved ones had the opportunity to share their spiritual needs and deepen relationships at the end of life. A way of caring for the ill at the end of life. Nowadays, palliative care can be understood as a similar to this model. Palliative care refers to end-of-life care, where we can place the ars moriendi on the same level in the study. This study attempts to capture the similarities between the two models in order to bring together different ways of understanding death.