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Consecration on the Church with Holy Oil

Picart, Bernard, 1673-1733
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A series of six engravings depicting the process of consecrating the interior of a church with holy oil. The scenes show a bishop anointing and consecrating parts of a church, known as chrism, including crosses on the walls, the trappings of the altar, and the altar itself.

Date Issued or Published
1741
Subject - Topic/Names
Bishops
Church buildings
Blessing and cursing
Holy oils
Altars
Chrism
Crosses
Catholic Church
Subject - Time Period
Eighteenth century
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Title
Consecration on the Church with Holy Oil
Date Issued or Published
1741
Description
A series of six engravings depicting the process of consecrating the interior of a church with holy oil. The scenes show a bishop anointing and consecrating parts of a church, known as chrism, including crosses on the walls, the trappings of the altar, and the altar itself.
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 oils
Altars
Chrism
Crosses
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
Institution
Emory University
Holding Repository
Pitts Theology Library
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1741
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