Chrismarium

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Chrismatory for ritual oil from Germany, 1636 (silver-gilt, Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
Chrismatory for ritual oil from Germany, 1636[1] (silver-gilt, Victoria and Albert Museum, London).

A Chrismarium can either be a place in a church set apart for the administration of confirmation or an ampulla or jar, globular in form, usually made of silver or pewter, and used for containing chrism oil.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Chrismatory. Metalwork. Victoria and Albert Museum. Retrieved on 2007-08-18.
  2. ^ "Chrismarium". Catholic Encyclopedia. (1913). New York: Robert Appleton Company. 

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This article incorporates text from the public-domain Catholic Encyclopedia of 1913.

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