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Which religious rites do Anglicans honor in addition to baptism and the Eucharist?
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Anglicanism
The stately Canterbury Cathedral in Kent, England. The cathedral is the seat of the archbishop of Canterbury, the mother church of the Church of England and the worldwide Anglican Communion, and part of a UNESCO World Heritage site.
In addition to baptism and the Eucharist, which are the two sacraments traditionally recognized by the Anglican Communion as instituted by Christ, Anglicans honor five other important religious rites. These are regarded as sacramental rites rather than sacraments.12
These rites include:
- Confirmation
- Ordination (Holy Orders)
- Marriage (Matrimony)
- Reconciliation of the penitent (often referred to as confession)
- Unction of the sick (anointing of the sick)12