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The letters engraved under the lid indicate their use: S (Oleum Sanctum for baptism), C (Oleum Catechumenorum for confirmation), and I (Olium Infirmorum for anointing the sick). 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It is in the form of three cylinders (ampullae) each containing oil and each for a separate purpose indicated by the engraving under the lid: C (Oleum Catechumenorum for confirmation), S (Oleum Sanctum for baptism) and I (Olium Infirmorum for anointing the sick). \nThe inscriptions bear the name of Johann and Regina Pressberger, who originally commissioned the chrismatory.","date":{"text":"26/11/2002","earliest":"2002-11-26","latest":"2002-11-26"}}],"partNumbers":["M.139-1913"],"accessionNumberNum":"139","accessionNumberPrefix":"M","accessionYear":1913,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":[],"recordModificationDate":"2025-04-12","recordCreationDate":"2004-02-09","availableToBook":false}}