Difference between revisions of "Consecration"

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*'''[[Consecration of a bishop]]''' to make a [[priest]] into a [[bishop]]
 
*'''[[Consecration of a bishop]]''' to make a [[priest]] into a [[bishop]]
 
*'''[[Consecration of a church]]''' to bless a church for use
 
*'''[[Consecration of a church]]''' to bless a church for use
*[[Iconography|Icons]] consecration
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*Consecration of oil ('''[[chrism]]'''/myrrh)
*Consecration of the [[liturgical objects]]
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*Consecration of the liturgical [[vestments]]
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*''Consecration'' may also be used to refer to the setting aside of a person into [[monasticism]]
*Consecration of a person (the [[Monasticism|monastic life]])
 
  
  

Latest revision as of 23:06, August 17, 2009

Consecration may refer to three different liturgical acts:

  • Consecration may also be used to refer to the setting aside of a person into monasticism