Water that has been blessed by a priest, bishop or deacon for the celebration of the sacrament of Baptism or to bless objects, among other pious customs

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The Pool of Bethesda, Jerusalem, Israel. Coloured lithograph by D. Roberts, 1839.

Lourdes and Gave-de-Pau, Hautes Pyrénées, France: peasants fishing with the castle in the background. Lithograph, 1821, after M. Colston.

Lourdes, Haute Pyrénées, France: the ceremony of immersion. Pencil drawing by R. Cleaver.

St. Winifred's Well, Flintshire, Wales. Line engraving by G. Hawkins, 1795(?).

Sacred Spring, Zuñi, New Mexico. Coloured lithograph.

St. Winifred's Well, Flintshire, Wales: interior. Etching by G. Cuitt, 1813.

The pool of Bethesda. Aquatint after L. Mayer.

St. Winifred's Well, Flintshire, Wales. Lithograph.

Lourdes, Haute Pyrénées: pilgrims gathered at the cave of Massabielle. Lithograph.

St. Winifred's Well, Flintshire, Wales: interior. Line engraving by Newman & Co.

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St. Winifred's Well, Flintshire, Wales: interior. Etching by G. Cuitt, 1813.

The pool of Bethesda. Aquatint after L. Mayer.

St. Winifred's Well, Flintshire, Wales. Lithograph.

Lourdes, Haute Pyrénées: pilgrims gathered at the cave of Massabielle. Lithograph.

St. Winifred's Well, Flintshire, Wales: interior. Line engraving by Newman & Co.