Consecration of a Bishop
Book Title: Pontificale Romanum Clementis VIII. pont. max. iussu restitutum atque editum
Author: Catholic Church
Image Title: Consecration of a Bishop
Description: This engraving is the sixth in a series of twelve illustrating the consecration of a new bishop. The bishop-elect with the strip of linen (mappula) tied around his head, kneels before the presiding bishop who anoints both his hands with holy oil. Another priest continues to hold the book of the Gospels open against the bishop-elect’s back.
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