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 | ||
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*Consecration of a person (the [[Monasticism|monastic life]]) | *Consecration of a person (the [[Monasticism|monastic life]]) | ||
Revision as of 11:50, May 6, 2008
Consecration may refer to three different liturgical acts:
- Consecration of the Eucharist at the Divine Liturgy
- Consecration of a bishop to make a priest into a bishop
- Consecration of a church to bless a church for use
- Consecration of a person (the monastic life)
