Author: Catholic Church
Image Title: The Blessing of an Abbess
Description: This engraving is the first of five illustrating the blessing of an abbess. The abbess-elect, her face unveiled, leaves the enclosure of the monastery for the ceremony accompanied by two older matrons. She kneels before the presiding bishop and makes her oath of office. Then she places her hands on the book of the Gospels while reciting a verse.
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