Anointing of the sick
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Anointing of the sick, known also by other names such as unction, is a form of religious anointing or "unction", the pouring of oil on a sick person with the purpose of benefiting them. It is practice
Detail of The Seven Sacraments (1445) by Rogier van der Weyden showing the sacrament of Extreme Unction or Anointing of the Sick
Service of the Sacrament of Holy Unction served on Great and Holy Wednesday.
R. W. Schambach anointing oil
Last rites
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The last rites, also known as the Commendation of the Dying, are the last prayers and ministrations given to an individual of Christian faith, when possible, shortly before death. The Commendation of
Anointing of the sick
…The Community of Christ uses the term administration to the sick. The term "last rites" refers to administration to a dying person not only of this sacrament but also of Penance and Holy Communion, the last of which, when administered in…
Administering the last rites (Dutch School, c. 1600)
Princess Maria Amélia of Brazil receiving her last rites, 1853
A Catholic chaplain, Lieutenant Commander Joseph T. O'Callahan, administering the last rites to an injured crewman aboard USS Franklin, after the ship was set afire by a Japanese air attack, 19 March 1945
Russian Orthodox priest administering the last rites to a soldier on the field of battle