Sacrament
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A sacrament is a Christian rite which is recognized as being particularly important and significant. There are various views on the existence, number and meaning of such rites. Many Christians conside
The Seven Sacraments, an altarpiece by Rogier van der Weyden
The Council of Trent defined the seven sacraments.
Baptism and Chrismation, the sacraments of initiation, in an Eastern Orthodox church
The Church is the congregation of saints, in which the Gospel is rightly taught and the Sacraments are rightly administered. - Augsburg Confession
Holy orders
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In certain Christian denominations, holy orders are the ordained ministries of bishop, priest, and deacon, and the sacrament or rite by which candidates are ordained to those orders. Churches recogniz
Sacrament
…Church recognize seven sacraments: Baptism, Penance (Reconciliation or Confession), Eucharist (or Holy Communion), Confirmation, Marriage (Matrimony), Holy Orders, and Anointing of the Sick (Extreme Unction). The Eastern Churches, such as the Eastern Orthodox Church and Oriental Orthodox Church as well as the…
Ordination of John of Matha
Ordination to the Catholic priesthood in the Latin Church. Devotional card, 1925.
Metropolitan Hilarion (Kapral) performs the laying on of hands (Cheirotonia), conferring the holy order of presbyter (priest) upon an Orthodox deacon.
After the transmutation of the Holy Gifts, the bishop presents to the newly ordained priest a portion of the Lamb (i.e., the Body of Christ).