The Public Expulsion of Penitents from the Church on Ash Wednesday
Book Title: Pontificale Romanum Clementis VIII. pont. max. iussu restitutum atque editum
Author: Catholic Church
Image Title: The Public Expulsion of Penitents from the Church on Ash Wednesday
Description: This engraving is the last of three illustrating the public expulsion of penitents from the community of the church on Ash Wednesday. After listening to a sermon by the bishop on the expulsion of Adam from paradise, the exemplar for their own expulsion, the penitents--wearing hair shirts, carrying candles, and weeping--are ejected from the church.
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