Vigil (disambiguation)
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A vigil is a period of purposeful sleeplessness or watchfulness.
Vigil may also refer to:
Film, television and theatre
[edit]- Vigil (film), a 1984 New Zealand film directed by Vincent Ward
- The Vigil (1914 film), an American short silent drama film
- The Vigil (1998 film), a Canadian comedy film
- The Vigil (2019 film), an American horror film
- Vigil (TV series), a British police procedural television series
- "The Vigil" (Dynasty 1984), a television episode
- "The Vigil" (Dynasty 1986), a television episode
- The Vigil, fictional creatures from the Doctor Who episode "The Rings of Akhaten"
- Vigil (musical), a 2017 Australian musical by Steve Vizard and Joe Chindamo
Literature
[edit]- Jagari (English: The Vigil), a 1945 novel by Satinath Bhaduri
- Wraith (Image Comics), or Vigil, a comic book character
- Vigil (novel), a 2016 novel by Angela Slatter
Music
[edit]- Vigil (band), a 1980s American rock band
- Vigil (album), by the Easybeats, 1968
- The Vigil (album), by Chick Corea, 2013
- "Vigil", a song by Fish from Vigil in a Wilderness of Mirrors, 1990
- "Vigil", a song by Lamb of God from As the Palaces Burn, 2003
- "The Vigil", a song by Blue Öyster Cult from Mirrors, 1979
Video games
[edit]- Vigil: Blood Bitterness, a 2006 video game
- Vigil Games, a defunct American game developer
Other uses
[edit]- Candlelight vigil, a method of remembrance, especially following a tragedy
- Vigil (horse) (foaled 1873), an American Thoroughbred racehorse
- Vigil (liturgy), a night prayer service in ancient Christianity
- Vigil (surname)
- Vigil Honor, a Boy Scouts of America Order of the Arrow honor
- Vigil, a village in the parish of Santa Eulalia de Vigil, Asturias, Spain
- The Vigil, an 1884 painting by John Pettie
See also
[edit]- Vigiles, firefighters and nightwatchmen of Ancient Rome