Vigil (disambiguation) - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Vigil may refer to:

Vigil
Vigil
A vigil is a period of purposeful sleeplessness, an occasion for devotional watching, or an observance...

, a period of sleeplessness or watchfulness.
Vigils
Vigils
Vigils is a term for night prayer in ancient Christianity. See Vespers, Compline, Nocturns, Matins, and Lauds for more information. A Vigil is a night spent in prayer....

, night prayers in ancient Christianity.
Candlelight vigil
Candlelight vigil
A candlelight vigil is an outdoor assembly of people carrying candles, held after sunset. Such events are typically held either to protest the suffering of some marginalized group of people, or in memory of lives lost to some disease, disaster, massacre or other tragedy. In the latter case, the...

, a method of remembrance, especially following a tragedy.
Vigil (horse)
Vigil (horse)
Vigil was an American Champion Thoroughbred racehorse. -References:*...

, an American Thoroughbred racehorse

Art and literature

"The Vigil", a painting by John Pettie
John Pettie
John Pettie RA was a Scottish painter. He was born in Edinburgh, the son of Alexander and Alison Pettie. In 1852 the family moved to East Linton, Haddingtonshire...
"Vigil Strange I Kept on the Field One Night", a poem by Walt Whitman
Walt Whitman
Walter "Walt" Whitman was an American poet, essayist and journalist. A humanist, he was a part of the transition between transcendentalism and realism, incorporating both views in his works. Whitman is among the most influential poets in the American canon, often called the father of free verse...
Wraith (Image Comics), comic book character once known as Vigil

Vigil (film)
Vigil (film)
Vigil is a 1984 New Zealand drama film directed by Vincent Ward. It was entered into the 1984 Cannes Film Festival.The film was awarded three awards at the 1986 National Mutual GOFTA Awards: Best Cinematography , Best Original Screenplay , and Best Production Design .-Cast:* Penelope Stewart -...

, a 1984 New Zealand film, directed by Vincent Ward
Vigil (album)
Vigil (album)
Vigil is a studio album by The Easybeats, released 17 on October 1968. It was later reissued by Repertoire Records and included ten more tracks.-Track listing:All songs written by Harry Vanda and George Young except as noted.#"Good Times" - 3:23...

, a 1968 album by The Easybeats
Vigil (band)
Vigil (band)
Vigil was a mid to late 1980s modern rock band based out of Baltimore, Maryland.-Biography:The band formed originally under the name Here Today out of the Baltimore's modern rock/gothic music scene in the early 80's. A single drew some attention from CBS Records, and the band was signed. In...

, a late 1980s modern rock band.
"Vigil" (song), a song by Lamb Of God
Lamb of God
The title Lamb of God appears in the Gospel of John, with the exclamation of John the Baptist: "Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world" in John 1:29 when he sees Jesus....
"Vigil (In A Wilderness of Mirrors)", a song by Fish

Olga Vigil
Olga Vigil
Olga Lidia Vigil Gómez is a retired female basketball player from Cuba. She twice competed for her native country at the Summer Olympics, finishing in fourth and in sixth place with the Women's National Team....

(born 1970), Cuban basketball player
Sergio Vigil
Sergio Vigil
Sergio Vigil is a former field hockey player from Argentina, who later became a coach in his sport. In 1997 he was appointed as the Head Coach of the Argentine Women's Team, that won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney under his guidance.Besides that, Vigil coached Las Leonas to...

(born 1965), Argentine field hockey player and coach
Constancio C. Vigil
Constancio C. Vigil
Constancio Cecilio Vigil was a Uruguayan-Argentine writer and prominent publisher.-Life and times:Constancio Vigil was born in Rocha, Uruguay, in 1876. His father, a local politician, was forced to relocate to the nation's capital, Montevideo, following a political dispute...

(1876 - 1954) was an Uruguayan-Argentine writer and prominent publisher