Deconsecration

A church building in Katoomba, Australia, converted to a restaurant

Deconsecration is the act of removing a religious blessing from something that had been previously consecrated by a minister or priest of that religion. The same act when performed by a member of a differing religion may be considered a curse by some religions^{[citation needed]} and not a complete removal of the original blessing. The practice is usually performed on churches to be rendered to public (secular) use or demolished^[1], but in its most generalized practice may be performed on any object, person or place that has been previously blessed in some manner^{[citation needed]}.

Deconsecration of Roman Catholic churches

Deconsecrated Roman Catholic churches include:

• Sant'Andrea degli Scozzesi, Rome.
• St John the Baptist Catholic Church in the Lawrenceville section of Pittsburgh, now a a brew works pub.^[2]
• Three churches in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.^[3]

However the Vatican Supreme Court has recently prevented the deconsecration of a church in Syracuse, New York.^[4]

See also

• Consecration
• Desecration

References

1. ^ Deconsecration of a London Church, New York Times, November 3, 1876, http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9B07EEDA123AE63BBC4B53DFB767838D669FDE 
2. ^ flickr: Church Brew Works
3. ^ Charrette for historic church reuse
4. ^ Vatican: Syracuse church cannot be deconsecrated

External links

• Wikia: Roman churches: Category Deconsecrated churches
• Deconsecration of Rocky Mountain Conference of the United Methodist Church office building, accessed June 25, 2011

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