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<p> a form of public thanksgiving for women after child-birth, used in the Greek and Roman churches, in the Church of England, and in the [[Protestant]] Episcopal Church. "It is in all probability of [[Jewish]] origin, and derived from the rite of purification enjoined in the twelfth chapter of Leviticus. The rubric [of the English Church] commands that the office be used only in the church. Churching in private houses is inconsistent with the very name of the office, and with the devotions prescribed by the office." The Roman [[Catholic]] Church allows, in exceptional cases, churching in private houses, and the churching of mothers of illegitimate children. Eden, Churchman's Dictionary, s.v.; Procter On Common Prayer, p. 427; Brownell, Comm. on Prayer-book, p. 490; Wetzer u. Welte, Kirchen-Lexikon, 1:552 (s.v. Aussegnung). </p>
<p> ( '''''Τὸ''''' '''''Ἐκκλησιασθῆναι''''' ''),'' is alluded to by pope Gregory, in 601, as the thanksgiving, and by the emperor Leo's ''Constitutions,'' in 460. The [[Salisbury]] use calls it the purification after childbirth at the church door, evidently in allusion to the purification of the [[Virgin]] Mary. In 1549 the "quire door" was substituted for the original place. A veil, or churching- cloth, of white material, was used in 1560 by the woman and a new or seat was allotted to her from an earlier date. </p>
          
          
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Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [1]

( Τὸ Ἐκκλησιασθῆναι ), is alluded to by pope Gregory, in 601, as the thanksgiving, and by the emperor Leo's Constitutions, in 460. The Salisbury use calls it the purification after childbirth at the church door, evidently in allusion to the purification of the Virgin Mary. In 1549 the "quire door" was substituted for the original place. A veil, or churching- cloth, of white material, was used in 1560 by the woman and a new or seat was allotted to her from an earlier date.

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