Catena Fidei

Search

Search arguments, verses, authorities and passages

Interior of St. Peter's, Rome, Giovanni Paolo Panini

Catechism of the Catholic Church §438

Giovanni Paolo Panini, Interior of St. Peter's, Rome, c. 1754 · Public domainGiovanni Paolo Panini, Interior of St. Peter's, Rome, c. 1754

Catechism paragraphCatechism of the Catholic ChurchQuotationII. Christ

Catechism of the Catholic Church §438 — excerpt

Jesus' messianic consecration reveals his divine mission, "for the name 'Christ' implies 'he who anointed', 'he who was anointed' and 'the very anointing with which he was anointed'.

This translation is under copyright, so only the cited words are quoted here. Follow the link for the full text. Translation: English translation of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2nd ed. (Libreria Editrice Vaticana), as posted at vatican.va.

Also cites: St. Irenaeus, Adv. haeres. 3,18,3: PG 7/1, 934

Read the full text

Connections

Part of · 1

Verses cited · 5

Around this entry

Open the whole map
  • Passages
  • Old Testament verses
  • New Testament verses
  • Documents
  • Authorities
  • Favorites
  • prefigures → fulfilled
  • taught → disciple · succeeded →

Hover to trace, click to select, double-click to open.