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Provincial Council of Baltimore
Sacraments are sacred rituals in Catholicism, in which a priest or deacon helps bestow Jesus Christ’s grace upon parishioners. There are seven sacraments in total: the Sacraments of Initiation (Baptism, Confirmation, and the Eucharist), the sacraments of healing (Penance and the Anointing of the Sick), and the sacraments at the Service of Communion (Marriage and Holy Orders). One of Latour and Vaillant’s main responsibilities in the founding of their new diocese is to travel around the area, bestowing sacraments on those who have not had contact with a priest in years.
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Sacrament Term Timeline in Death Comes for the Archbishop
The timeline below shows where the term Sacrament appears in Death Comes for the Archbishop. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Book 1: Hidden Water
...baptisms and sanctify marriages. Most of the marriages in this settlement have happened without the sacrament because the nearby priests charge too much for their services. Benito confesses to Latour that...
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Book 5: The Miser
...concerns—if the old man cannot “fix [his] thoughts upon Heaven,” Vaillant will not administer the Sacrament.
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