Note 533 — Chapter XXIII · THE PAPACY AND THE TEMPORAL POWERS IN THE LATER MIDDLE AGES
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Extreme unction is the sacrament of anointing in the last hours,—the application of consecrated oil by a priest to all the senses, i.e., to eyes, ears, nostrils, etc., of a person when in immediate danger of death. The sacrament is performed for the remission of sins.