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 ninth of eighteen illustrating the dedication or consecration of a church. The bishop goes around the interior of the church blessing it with holy water which he takes from the aspersorium with a branch of hyssop that he uses as an aspergillum.
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