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Celebration of Ash Wednesday and the Eucharist in the Roman Catholic Church
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Celebration of Ash Wednesday and the Eucharist in the Roman Catholic Church

1724 · etching; engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Sheet with two depictions of gatherings in the Roman Catholic Church. Top: On Ash Wednesday, the faithful receive an ash cross on their foreheads. Bottom: A woman receives the consecrated host during the celebration of the Eucharist. Behind her, men carry burning candles. Numbered top right: No. 38.

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printboekillustratieAsh WednesdayCommunion ~ Holy Mass
Credit lineViering van Aswoensdag en Eucharistie in de rooms-katholieke kerk. 1724. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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