Chrismation
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Chrismation consists of the sacrament or mystery in the initiation rites of Eastern Christianity as practiced in the Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodox Churches, Assyrian Church of the East an
Syro-Malabar Catholic Major Archbishop crowning a baby during chrismation
Christ Pantocrator mosaic from Hagia Sophia 2744 x 2900 pixels 3.1 MB
Chrism
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Chrism, also called myrrh, myron, holy anointing oil, and consecrated oil, is a consecrated oil used in the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Assyrian, Nordic Lutheran, Anglican, and Old
Chrismation
…or confirmação, respectively ("confirmation"). The term chrismation comes about because it involves anointing the recipient of the sacrament with chrism (holy oil), which according to eastern Christian belief, the Apostles sanctified and introduced for all priests to use as a replacement for the laying…
Glass vessel etched with the letters SC for sanctum chrisma containing chrism for the Catholic Church
Chrismatory for ritual oil from Germany, 1636 (silver-gilt, Victoria and Albert Museum, London)
A bishop pouring balsam into oil at Chrism Mass
The original Holy Ampulla in its relic receptacle before 1793