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  • Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library
    Description: This engraving illustrates one part of the rite of absolution for a priest who had been excommunicated. The one to be absolved kneels before the bishop who is seated outside of the church. The bishop holds a switch in his hand with which he beats the shoulders of the one to be absolved, while a...
  • Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library
    Description: This engraving illustrates the rite of solemn excommunication. The bishop sits surrounded by twelve priests in a public place, each with a lit candle in his hand. The bishop then pronounces the anathema against the one to be excommunicated, after which all strike out their candles against the g...