‘The Comfort for the Sick’ as ars moriendi: Den Siecken Troost and Its Inclusion in the Liturgical Book of the Dutch Reformed Churches

During the Protestant Reformation of the Churches in the Low Countries the sacrament of extreme unction and rituals surrounding burial were eliminated. The ever-present reality of illness and approaching death, however, kept demanding pastoral care and comfort for the dying. In the 1570s a text was...

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Main Author: Boer, Erik Alexander de 1957- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2022
In: Church history and religious culture
Year: 2022, Volume: 102, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 515-534
Further subjects:B Cornelis van Hille (Hillenius)
B extreme unction
B Ars moriendi
B Den Siecken Troost (Ziekentroost)
B Liturgy
B Reformation
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