Dedication

Dedication is the act of consecrating an altar, temple, church, or other sacred building.

This article is about the act of consecration of a building. For a book dedication, see Dedication (publishing). For other uses, see Dedication (disambiguation).
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Dedication of churches
This section is an excerpt from Dedication of churches.[edit]
Churches under the authority of a bishop (e.g., Orthodox, Roman Catholic, or Anglican) are usually dedicated by the bishop in a ceremony that used to be called that of consecration, but is now called that of dedication. For the Catholic Church, the rite of dedication is described in the Caeremoniale Episcoporum, chapters IX-X, and in the Roman Missal's Ritual Masses for the Dedication of a Church and an Altar. In the Church of England, a consecrated church may only be closed for worship after a legal process (a "pastoral scheme").

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    • This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Warren, Frederick (1911). "Dedication". In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 7 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 918–920.
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