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Consecration of a Roman Catholic church
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Sheet with six depictions of the consecration of a new Roman Catholic church. Top left: The bishop writes the alphabet on the ground in a cross of ash. Top right: The cross of ash made on the floor of the church. Middle left: The bishop makes the sign of the cross with holy water on the altar. Middle right: The bishop sprinkles the floor of the church with holy water. Bottom left: Relics are brought into the church in procession. Bottom right: The bishop places the relics in the altar. Numbered top right: No. 29.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineInwijding van een room-katholieke kerk. 1722. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
