Pastoral care of the sick, the dying, and the bereaved in early Swiss and South German protestantism

Medieval pastoral care of the sick, the dead, and the bereaved was largely composed of sacramental sets, confession, the mass, extreme unction. Priestly aid at death was virtually indispensable. In many situations people died without receiving the sacraments - occasions to be feared and prayed again...

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Main Author: Olson-Dopffel, Beverly S.
Published: University of Edinburgh 1979
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.660200