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Chrism

LC control no.sh 85025005
LC classificationBX2047.C5 Catholic Church
Topical headingChrism
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Variant(s)Miwron
Muron
Myron
See alsoHoly oils
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Found inWork cat.: 2006322063: Muron, 2005.
Armenian Heritage Organization WWW site, viewed Feb. 7, 2011: (Blessing of the Holy Muron (Holy Oil); The Catholicos of all Armenians in Etchmiadzin combines a new mixture of Muron in the cauldron every seven years using a portion from the previous blend)
New Statesman WWW site, the Faith Column weblog, "The Blessing of the Miwron", posted Oct. 1, 2008, viewed Feb. 7, 2011: (The word miwron means "fragrant oil" in Greek, derived from the root 'to rub', or 'to anoint'. The miwron is an extremely precious mixture comprising of the fragrance of 40 recipes described in the Old Testament)