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350:. With the mixture the bishop makes a cross in the middle of the altar, then on the right and on the left, then on the four horns of the altar. The altar is then sprinkled seven times or three times with water not mixed with chrism and the altar table is washed, censed and wiped with a linen cloth. The centre of the altar is next anointed with the oil of the catechumens in the form of a cross. After the altar stone has been anointed with chrism, the whole altar is rubbed over with oil of the catechumens and with chrism. Incense is next blessed, and the altar censed, five grains of incense being placed crosswise in the centre and at the four corners. On the grains, five slender candle crosses are placed and lit. Afterwards the altar is scraped and cleansed. The altar cloths and ornaments are sprinkled with holy water and placed on the altar, which is then to be censed. All this is subsidiary to the celebration of Mass, with which the whole service is concluded. The transcription and description of the various collects, psalms, anthems and benedictions which make up the order of dedication have been omitted. 335:
the other limb from the right east corner to the left west corner. He then genuflects before the altar or cross, blesses water, mingled with salt, ashes and wine, and sprinkles it on all the walls of the church inside three times, beginning at the altar. He next sprinkles the centre of the church lengthwise and crosswise on the pavement and goes round the outside of the church sprinkling it three times. Next, reentering the church and taking up a central position, he sprinkles holy water to the four points of the compass, and up towards the roof. Next he anoints the twelve internal and twelve external
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local one. The choice of the patron saint sometimes had to do with a connection between his or her attributes and those of the physical environment of the church, such as seafaring saints for churches located in ports, with the noted peculiarity that saints whose life details were the least known enjoyed the widest popularity in being chosen (i.e.
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The dedication service is based upon a Bible text that is in keeping with the occasion. The introductory words of the officiant express gratitude to God. In most cases, thanks is also expressed to the members for their willingness to make sacrifices, thus enabling the church to be built, as well as
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are read together with the founder's deed of gift or endowment. Then the bishop, anointing the door with chrism, enters the church with the relics and deposits them in the cavity or confession in the altar. Having been enclosed they are censed and covered in, and the cover is anointed. Then follows
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is said, including a special clause for the consecration of the church and altar. Next the bishop inscribes the alphabet in Greek letters on one of the limbs of St Andrews cross from the left east corner to the right west corner on the pavement cindered for the purpose, and the alphabet in Latin on
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were displayed within. Double dedications were based on the traditional association of two saints (i.e. SS Peter and Paul), or by the addition of a patron saint after the acquisition of relics, or by additional adoption of a universally recognised patron saint for a church initially dedicated to a
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at the consecration of an altar. According to the Roman ritual, after the priest has sprinkled the walls of the church inside three times all round and then sprinkled the pavement from the altar to the porch, and sideways from wall to wall, and then to the four quarters of the compass, he prepares
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The Sarum order of dedication described above is substantially identical with the Roman order. There is, however, one very important and significant piece of ritual, not found in the English church order, but always found in the Roman service, and not infrequently found in the earlier and later
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In the dedication prayer, the house of God is dedicated to its sacred purpose in the name of the triune God. Thus the new church is consecrated as a place where the Holy Spirit reveals Himself. Here the word of God will henceforth be proclaimed, and here the sacraments will be dispensed. All
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activities performed in this house are to serve for the perfection of souls longing for salvation, and to prepare them for the return of Jesus Christ. The church building and all who gather there are commended to God's protection and to the service of His angels.
307:(732–766), which, however, only survives in a 10th-century manuscript copy. Later pontificals are numerous and somewhat varied. A good idea of the general character of the service can be obtained from a skeleton of it as performed in England after the 400:, in Latin, Greek and Hebrew, along the limbs of St Andrews cross on the floor of the church, can be traced back to the 8th century and may be even older. Its origin and meaning are unknown. One explanation was suggested by Rossi and adopted by the 408:, the word of God, combining in himself all letters that lie between them, every element of human speech. The three languages may then have been suggested by the Latin, Greek and Hebrew, in which his title was written on the cross. 375:(Chelsea) in 816. But though ancient, the custom of enclosing relics was not universal, and where found in English church orders, as it frequently is found from the pontifical of Egbert onwards, it is called the 636:
It should be brought up to date to reflect subsequent history or scholarship (including the references, if any). When you have completed the review, replace this notice with a simple note on this article's talk
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The dedicated church is now a place for the worship of God and a sanctuary for those who seek salvation. It serves to offer them divine comfort, strength of faith, and peace of the soul in the divine services.
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some cement at the altar. He then goes to the place where the relics are kept, and starts a solemn procession with the relics round the outside of the church. There a sermon is preached and two decrees of the
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Then, the bishop and clergy go to the neighboring church where the relics have been kept and guarded. A procession is formed and advances thence with the relics, which are borne by a priest in a
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in 1712, and an almost identical form was submitted to convocation in 1715, but its consideration was not completed by the Lower House, and neither form ever received royal sanction.
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The curious ritual act, technically known as the abecedarium, i.e. the tracing of the alphabet, sometimes in Latin characters, sometimes in Latin and Greek, sometimes, according to
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for consecration; the procession then moves round the whole church outside, while certain psalms are chanted. On again reaching the west door the bishop knocks thrice with his
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encouraged the erection of booths and general feasting on the part of the populace, to compensate them for, and in some way to take the place of, abolished pagan festivities.
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are to be prepared and guarded on the previous day in some neighboring church (if there is no neighboring church, the relics are placed on a small table in front of the
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After all construction on the building is finished, preparations are made for the solemn consecration of the church. The relics which will be placed in the
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of the new church, the names of the saints whose relics were deposited in the cornerstone (if any), the name of the ruling bishop, and the date.
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On the morning of the consecration, everything needed for the consecration, the sacred vessels, and all of the appurtenances of the sanctuary (
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This service is probably of Jewish origin: the hallowing of the tabernacle and of its furniture and ornaments (Exodus 40); the dedication of
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itself. When we come to the earlier part of the 4th century allusions to and descriptions of the consecration of churches become plentiful.
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is then filled with oil and lit, and placed on or above the altar, while clergy bring in other lamps and other ornaments of the church.
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contain a lengthy and elaborate service for the consecration of churches in the pontifical. The earliest known pontifical is that of
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and proceed to the church. The clergy carry the table into the sanctuary and literally construct the Holy Table: the
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The disentangling the Gallican from the Roman elements in the early Western forms of service was undertaken by
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to all those who worked on its construction. The congregation's historical development is likewise addressed.
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that states a Knowledge editor's personal feelings or presents an original argument about a topic.
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includes a rite for the dedication of churches, as well as one for the dedication of parsonages.
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may be placed inside the cornerstone, and it will be topped with a plate giving the name of the
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The Discipline of the Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection (Original Allegheny Conference)
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There was an annual commemoration of the original dedication of the church, a feast with its
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with chrism before walking around the church three times inside and out and censing it.
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The consequence has been that Anglican bishops have fallen back on their undefined
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The way in which a Catholic church was officially given a name evolved in time. In
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in 563, and by the 23rd of the Irish collections of canons, once attributed to
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churches, the dedication of a church building usually takes place during a
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There is no authorized form for the dedication of a church in the reformed
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is celebrated both on the day of dedication and on seven days afterwards.
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This use of relics is very ancient and can be traced back to the time of
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Transactions of the St Pauls Ecclesiolog. Soc. vol. iv. pt. ii. p. 98.
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is likewise long and elaborate. At the beginning of construction, the
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For the Catholic Church, the rite of dedication is described in the
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
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and blessing cross. The bishop (or his representative) and clergy
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At an early date the right to consecrate churches was reserved to
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Section on "he history of the dedication of churches in England".
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churches, a dedication plaque is also attached to the building.
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The custom of solemnly dedicating or consecrating buildings as
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s Ritual Masses for the Dedication of a Church and an Altar.
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the censing and wiping of the altar as in the Sarum order.
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English uses, in connection with the presence and use of
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Then there follows the consecration of the altar. First,
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set apart for Christian worship must be almost as old as
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is largely based on an article in the out-of-copyright
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The separate consecration of altars is provided for by
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speaks of the dedication of churches rebuilt after the
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