Deconsecration

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

Deconsecration, also called secularization,^[1] is the act of removing a religious blessing from something that had been previously consecrated by a minister or priest of that religion. The practice is usually performed on churches to be rendered to non-religious (secular) use or demolished.^[2]

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^ Donald S. Armentrout and Robert Boak Slocum (2000). "Secularizing a Consecrated Building". An Episcopal Dictionary of the Church. The Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society. This service is used to deconsecrate and secularize a consecrated building that is to be taken down or used for other purposes.
^ "Deconsecration of a London Church". The New York Times. November 3, 1876.

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Deconsecration of Rocky Mountain Conference of the United Methodist Church office building, accessed June 25, 2011^{[permanent dead link]}

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[1] Donald S. Armentrout and Robert Boak Slocum (2000). "Secularizing a Consecrated Building". An Episcopal Dictionary of the Church. The Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society. This service is used to deconsecrate and secularize a consecrated building that is to be taken down or used for other purposes.

[2] "Deconsecration of a London Church". The New York Times. November 3, 1876.

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