page_title: Holy Ampulla
hierarchical_section_title: Holy Ampulla
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: La Sainte Ampoule dans son reliquaire (gravure, 18. siècle) Deutsch: Die Heilige Ampulle in ihrem Reliquiar (Stich, 18. Jh.)
context_page_description: The Holy Ampulla or Holy Ampoule was a glass vial which, from its first recorded use by Pope Innocent II for the anointing of Louis VII in 1131 to the coronation of Louis XVI in 1774, held the chrism or anointing oil for the coronation of the kings of France.
context_section_description: The Holy Ampulla or Holy Ampoule (Sainte Ampoule in French) was a glass vial which, from its first recorded use by Pope Innocent II for the anointing of Louis VII in 1131 to the coronation of Louis XVI in 1774, held the chrism or anointing oil for the coronation of the kings of France.
caption: The original Holy Ampulla in its relic receptacle
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