Holy Ampulla
Glass vial containing the chrism for French coronations from 1131 to 1774 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Holy Ampulla or Holy Ampoule (Sainte Ampoule in French) was a glass vial which, from its first recorded use by Pope Innocent II for the anointing of Louis VII in 1131 to the coronation of Louis XVI in 1775, held the chrism or anointing oil for the coronation of the kings of France.
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