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Consecration of an abbot, abbess, and nuns
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Sheet with six depictions of the consecration of an abbot, an abbess, and nuns. Top left: An abbot receives his habit. Top right: A new abbot is blessed by the laying on of hands. Middle left: An abbess receives her veil. Middle right: Nuns are consecrated. They kneel before the bishop. Bottom left: The habits of nuns are blessed. Bottom right: The nuns receive their veils. Numbered top right: No. 56.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineWijding van een abt, abdis en kloosterzusters. 1722. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
