The Dedication or Consecration of a Church
Book Title: Pontificale Romanum Clementis VIII. pont. max. iussu restitutum atque editum
Author: Catholic Church
Image Title: The Dedication or Consecration of a Church
Description: This engraving is the fourth of eighteen illustrating the dedication or consecration of a church. After a priest makes a cross with ashes from the four corners of the church to the center. The bishop then draws with his crozier the Greek alphabet along the arm of the cross beginning at the angle to the left of the entrance to the church. Then he draws the Latin alphabet beginning at the angle to the right of the entrance.
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