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Engravings from the Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection
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Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: The bishop is laying the cross on the chest of a soldier dressed in armor who is about to set out for the Holy Land. Other soldiers await their turn -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: This engraving illustrates the visit of a bishop to a parish church. While visiting, he gives the local congregation a solemn blessing and, during the liturgy, tells them the reasons why he has come to see them (e.g., to ascertain whether or not the local church is being well governed, to perfor... -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: This engraving is the third of five illustrating the reconcilation of pentitents to the Church on Holy Thursday. The archdeacon approaches the penitents and bids them to remain silent and listen as he speaks to the bishop on their behalf -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: This engraving is the fifth of six illustrating the blessing of a cemetery. The bishop does the same thing at the four outer crosses as he had done at the center. He blesses each cross with incense from the thurible and then places a lit candle at the top of the vertical post and two more candl... -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: This engraving illustrates one aspect of ordination to the third of three major orders: priesthood, the seventh and last of a series of ordinations culminating in full priesthood. The bishop, seated on his throne with attendant priests at his side, speaks to the ordainees kneeling before him wit... -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: This engraving is the second of six illustrating the blessing of a cemetery. Seated on his throne and holding his crozier, the bishop watches as a man lights the middle candle at the base of one of the five crosses erected in the cemetery -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: This engraving is the last of five illustrating the reconcilation of pentitents to the Church on Holy Thursday. The bishop prays over the penitents -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: This engraving is the second of five illustrating the reconcilation of pentitents to the Church on Holy Thursday. The penitents appear at the door of the church, barefoot and with unlit candles in their hands, and they prostrate themselves on the ground. The bishop sends two deacons to them wit... -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: This engraving is the ninth in a series of twelve illustrating the consecration of a new bishop. With a lit candle in his hand, the bishop-elect kneels before the presiding bishop. Assistant priests stand in the background, carrying the loaves of bread and kegs of wine that will be consecrated d... -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: This engraving is the fourth of five illustrating the reconcilation of pentitents to the Church on Holy Thursday. The bishop takes the hand of one of the penitents, and then they all join hands, as the bishop leads them back into the church -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: This engraving is the last of six illustrating the blessing of a cemetery. The bishop makes the sign of the cross with the thurible before the center wooden cross -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: This engraving is the second of two illustrating the sacrament of confirmation. Seated on his throne and with attendant priests at his side, the bishop confirms a child whose sponsor kneels behind him. Another child and sponsor stand before a scribe who is writing the child’s name (?) in a ledger -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: A fire burning outside, a priest reads from a book to a king, seated on his throne with scepter in hand, surrounded by his advisors.