Last rites
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This article is about Christian ministrations to the dying. For last rites in Islam, see Islamic funeral and Salat al-Janazah. For other uses, see Last Rites (disambiguation).
The last rites, also known as the Commendation of the Dying, are the last prayers and ministrations given to an individual of Christian faith, when possible, shortly before death, especially in the Catholic Church.[1][2][3][4] They may be administered to those awaiting execution, mortally injured, or terminally ill. Last rites cannot be performed on someone who has already died.[5] Last rites, in sacramental Christianity, can refer to multiple sacraments administered concurrently in anticipation of an individual's passing.[6]
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