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Consecration/Blessing
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[German Version]

I. Theology – II. Church Law – III. Practical Theology

I. Theology

Consecration (Ger. Einsegnung) is a theologically vague term of liturgical (or more specifically benedictional) practice. It denotes the public ceremony, with laying-on of hands, that communicates God's blessing to certain individuals at special times in their lives. Without being clearly distinguished from other forms of blessing, consecration today denotes primarily the blessing of young people at confirmation and o…

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Grethlein, Christian, “Consecration/Blessing”, in: Religion Past and Present. Consulted online on 19 March 2024 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1877-5888_rpp_COM_04166>
First published online: 2011
First print edition: ISBN: 9789004146662, 2006-2013



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