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Holy Ampulla
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The Holy Ampulla or Holy Ampoule was a glass vial which, from its first recorded use by Pope Innocent II for the anointing of Louis VII in 1131 to the coronation of Louis XVI in 1775, held the chrism
The original Holy Ampulla in its relic receptacle
The original Holy Ampulla in its relic receptacle
Late Carolingian ivory relief, c. 870, showing both the two different legends of the origins of the Sainte Ampoule. In the middle two vials are filled
Late Carolingian ivory relief, c. 870, showing both the two different legends of the origins of the Sainte Ampoule. In the middle two vials are filled by the Hand of God, as the "moribund pagan" waits to the right. At bottom the dove of the Holy Spirit delivers the filled ampoule for the baptism of Clovis I.
The dove of the Holy Spirit brings the Ampoule to Saint Remigius, in a manuscript of Jacob van Maerlant, Spieghel Historiael, West Flanders, ca 1335-5
The dove of the Holy Spirit brings the Ampoule to Saint Remigius, in a manuscript of Jacob van Maerlant, Spieghel Historiael, West Flanders, ca 1335-55
The reliquary of the ampoule.
The reliquary of the ampoule.
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
Holy Ampulla
…vial which, from its first recorded use by Pope Innocent II for the anointing of Louis VII in 1131 to the coronation of Louis XVI in 1775, held the chrism or anointing oil for the coronation of the kings of France. The role played by the Sainte Ampoule in the sacre of the kings of France is specified in…
Glass vessel etched with the letters SC for sanctum chrisma containing chrism for the Catholic Church
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)
Chrismatory for ritual oil from Germany, 1636 (silver-gilt, Victoria and Albert Museum, London)
A bishop pouring balsam into oil at Chrism Mass
A bishop pouring balsam into oil at Chrism Mass