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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Nadeem Badshah

King Charles coronation oil is consecrated in Jerusalem

Oils are mixed and blessed by the Patriarch of Jerusalem
Oils are mixed and blessed by the Patriarch of Jerusalem to be used in the coronation of King Charles III. Photograph: Patriarchate of Jerusalem/Buckingham Palace/Getty Images

The fragrant chrism oil that will be used to anoint King Charles during his coronation in May was made sacred in Jerusalem on Friday.

A ceremony took place in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, where the holy oil was consecrated by the Patriarch of Jerusalem, Theophilos III, and the Anglican archbishop in Jerusalem, Hosam Naoum.

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