The sacred oil that will be used to anoint King Charles III at his coronation May 6, has been consecrated at a Christian holy site in Jerusalem, Buckingham Palace has announced.. The “chrism oil ...

The oil of chrism is a special oil used in several Christian traditions, including Catholicism, Anglicanism, and Eastern Orthodoxy. It is typically used in baptism, confirmation, and ordination ...

The chrism oil, or holy oil, that will be used at King Charles III's coronation is based from the same oil that was used in Queen Elizabeth II's coronation in 1953.

The chrism oil (also known as Myron oil) is composed of twenty-seven components extracted from aromatic substances and are found in plants, as inspired by the Bible, Pope Tawadros II explained.

The oil of chrism is a mixture of olive oil and balsam, a fragrant resin. In Catholicism and Anglicanism, it is blessed by a bishop during the Holy Week liturgy, ...

On Holy Thursday, more than 1,880 priests, bishops and cardinals renewed the promises made at their ordinations during the Chrism Mass inside St. Peter’s Basilica. Pope Francis delegated ...

“The Holy Muron (Chrism) or oil is made up of olive oil and more than 40 herbs and flowers,” he said. “Before being blessed by the Catholicos, head of the church, it sits on the home ...

His Beatitude Theophilos III, the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, and the city's Anglican Archbishop Hosam Naoum consecrated the Chrism oil in The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the palace said.

The oil of chrism is a mixture of olive oil and balsam, a fragrant resin. In Catholicism and Anglicanism, it is blessed by a bishop during the Holy Week liturgy, and in Eastern Orthodoxy, it is ...