Christian blessing for mothers after birth to allow them to attend mass

On the purification of women : churching in northern France, 1100-1500 / Paula M. Rieder.

Ritual and conflict : the social relations of childbirth in early modern England / by Adrian Wilson.

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Churching of women

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On the purification of women : churching in northern France, 1100-1500 / Paula M. Rieder.

Ritual and conflict : the social relations of childbirth in early modern England / by Adrian Wilson.