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Blessing a New Church

Picart, Bernard, 1673-1733
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A series of six engravings depicting the process for blessing a new church as it is built. The scenes include a bishop blessing the first stone (top left) and the earth on which the church will be built (top right), a bishop then placing the first stone (middle left) and blessing the church foundation (middle right), a bishop sprinkling holy water on the completed church (bottom left) and making the sign of the cross at the door (bottom right).

Date Issued or Published
1741
Subject - Topic/Names
Bishops
Church buildings
Blessing and cursing
Holy water
Catholic Church
Subject - Time Period
Eighteenth century
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Title
Blessing a New Church
Date Issued or Published
1741
Description
A series of six engravings depicting the process for blessing a new church as it is built. The scenes include a bishop blessing the first stone (top left) and the earth on which the church will be built (top right), a bishop then placing the first stone (middle left) and blessing the church foundation (middle right), a bishop sprinkling holy water on the completed church (bottom left) and making the sign of the cross at the door (bottom right).
Creator
Picart, Bernard, 1673-1733
Publisher
Rollin, fils
Place of Publication
Paris (France)
Contributor
Banier, M. l'abbé (Antoine), 1673-1741
Primary Language
French
Subject - Topic/Names
Bishops
Church buildings
Blessing and cursing
Holy water
Catholic Church
Subject - Time Period
Eighteenth century
Extent/Dimensions
45 cm (approx.)
Content Type
Still image
Content Genre
engravings (prints)
Source
Histoire générale des cérémonies, moeurs, et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du monde: Volume 2
Local Call Number
1741 BANI V.2
Rights Statement
The online edition of this work in the public domain, i.e. not protected by copyright, has been produced by Pitts Theology Library.
NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
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Emory University
Holding Repository
Pitts Theology Library
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1741
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