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Seal, Consecration of an Episcopal
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
It was customary in many parts of the Church during the Middle Ages to consecrate the seal of a newly made bishop with his vestments and other episcopal insignia. The form of consecration was simple, the seal being blessed with holy-water. At the death of the bishop, his seal or seals (for he had usually more than one) were carefully destroyed.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Seal, Consecration of an Episcopal'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/s/seal-consecration-of-an-episcopal.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.