Sentence examples for consecration and from inspiring English sources

The new pope, Stephen II (or III), sought aid from Francia; in 754 at Ponthion he gave Pippin the title Patrician of the Romans, renewed the king's consecration, and consecrated Pippin's sons, Charles and Carloman, thus providing generational legitimacy for the line.

Lichton travelled to Continental Europe to receive consecration, and was consecrated on 8 March 1415, at Valencia by Pope Benedict XIII.

I didn't know what to make of it at first, but by the time it got to the moment of consecration, and the priest held aloft the consecrated host, it was almost like the heavens parted, and I really saw what it was all about".

Above all else, it is "a systematic cycle of celebration, consecration and sacrifice," in which cultures create gods and goddesses in order to kill them.

The introduction of royal consecration and the creation of the empire afforded the clergy an opportunity to elaborate a new conception of power based on religious principles.

Rectangular shrine chambers seemed to be arranged in pairs, with ritual installations recalling the Horns of Consecration and Tree, or Pillar, cults of Minoan Crete.

The docks declined rapidly after WWII and the church closed in 1974 upon de-consecration and fell into a state of dis-repair.

Additionally, there are other rarities from Russian River (Consecration, Supplication) and all manner of big hoppy treats available from breweries both local and far-flung.

She knew the real value of an authentic consecration ceremony and wasn't about to back down.

Colonel W. Yates Selleck was a marshal in the parade on Consecration Day and was seated on the platform when Lincoln made the address.

The consecration ceremonies and rituals associated with kingship began during the reign of Devanampiya Tissa, under the influence of Ashoka of India.