Sterling silver communion host pyx with the engraved monogram IHS used by a US Army chaplain
- Date
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use:
1944-1945
- Geography
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use:
Paris (France)
- Language
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Latin
- Classification
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Christian Art and Symbolism
- Category
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Ceremonial containers
- Object Type
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Pyxes (aat)
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the Estate of Edward Henry
Sterling silver altar bread host engraved IHS, a monogram for the name of Jesus Christ (Iesous Christos), used by Father Edward Henry, a chaplain in the United States Army in Europe during World War II. A pyx is a vessel used to transport consecrated communion host. As a Catholic priest, he carried a portable Mass kit to administer last rites, to offer communion, and to perform mass for the troops. Father Henry and his unit took part in the liberation of Paris on August 25, 1944. He was one of the first American priests to hold mass in the Cathedral Notre Dame de Paris after liberation.
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Record last modified: 2023-09-01 09:04:14
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Also in Edward Henry collection
The collection consists of artifacts and photographs relating to the experiences of Edward Henry, a chaplain in the United States Army during World War II in England and France, where his unit participated in the liberation of Paris.
Date: 1944-1964
Sterling silver communion host pyx engraved with a cross, wheat, and a grape cluster used by a US Army chaplain
Object
Sterling silver, engraved altar bread host used by Father Edward Henry, a chaplain in the United States Army in Europe during World War II. A pyx is a vessel used to transport consecrated communion host. As a Catholic priest, he carried a portable Mass kit to administer last rites, to offer communion, and to perform mass for the troops. Father Henry and his unit took part in the liberation of Paris from Nazi Germany on August 25, 1944. He was one of the first American priests to hold mass in the Cathedral Notre Dame de Paris after liberation.
Brown leather burse and sheet of prayers used by US Army chaplain
Object
Satin lined leather burse, or case, used to carry ceremonial items used for Mass by Father Edward Henry, a chaplain in the United States Army in Europe during World War II. A sheet with prayers and the Rite of Eucharistic Devotion from 1964 was later stored in the burse. As a Catholic priest, Father Henry carried a portable Mass kit to administer last rites, to offer communion, and to perform mass for the troops. His unit took part in the liberation of Paris on August 25, 1944. He was one of the first American priests to hold mass in the Cathedral Notre Dame de Paris after liberation.
Brown leather laced burse with embroidered satin pockets, a purificator, and a small cloth used by a US Army chaplain
Object
Leather burse, or case, with laced side flaps and two pockets, used to carry ceremonial items used for Mass by Father Edward Henry, a chaplain in the United States Army in Europe during World War II. As a Catholic priest, Father Henry carried a portable Mass kit to administer last rites, to offer communion, and to perform mass for the troops. He also carried a purificator, used to wipe the chalice after each use during communion, and the small cloth, which may have been used as a finger towel. A chaplain's Mass kit may include many other items, but it is adapted depending on where it may be used. Father Henry and his unit took part in the liberation of Paris on August 25, 1944. He was one of the first American priests to hold mass in the Cathedral Notre Dame de Paris after liberation.
Edward Henry photographs
Document
Contains photographs illustrating Edward C. Henry's experiences during and after World War II as a Catholic chaplain in the United States Army. Includes black-and-white images depicting his army unit as well as Signal Corps imagery of Buchenwald and Dachau concentration camps shortly after liberation. Also includes numerous images of bomb-damaged towns and cathedrals in France.
