Chrismarium

Chrismatory for ritual oil from Germany, 1636 (silver-gilt, Victoria and Albert Museum, London).

A chrismarium or chrismatory is a Catholic Church sacramental. It can either be a place in a church set apart for the administration of confirmation or an ampulla or jar, globular in form, usually made of silver or pewter, and used for containing chrism oil.

See also

• Christening (disambiguation)
• Chrismation
• Holy oil (disambiguation)

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)