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Healing-box

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McClintock and Strong’s Cyclopaedia · 1867–1887

Healing-box used for holding the chrism in extreme unction. Healing-coin, a piece of money anciently given by kings to those persons who were "touched" for the cure of the king's evil. The coin was pierced and worn round the neck with a string or ribbon.

Cyclopaedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature, John McClintock and James Strong (New York: Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887). Public domain.