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Eucharistic rite
Roman Catholic Bishop Oscar Ojea (center) elevating the communion host and the chalice...
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Charlemagne and Leo III
Pope Leo III crowning Charlemagne emperor, December 25, 800.
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Gregory IX consecrating the chapel of St. Gregory, detail of a fresco, 13th century;...
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