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Marriage in the Catholic Church facts for kids

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Weyden Matrimony
Matrimony, The Seven Sacraments, Rogier van der Weyden, c. 1445

The sacrament of marriage in the Catholic Church is the marriage contract between two baptized persons of the opposite sex. Each person acquires the irrevocable and exclusive right over the body of the other for the purposes of procreation. Marriage ends with the death of either person. The sacrament of marriage is regulated by divine law, church law, and civil law. The Roman Catholic church does not perform or recognize same-sex marriages. Religions other than Roman Catholicism have different regulations and customs governing marriage.


Images for kids

  • Istanbul - S. Salvatore in Chora - Esonartece - Nozze di Cana - Foto G. Dall'Orto 26-5-2006

    Mosaic depicting the wedding feast in Cana

  • El-matrimonio-romano

    Marriage without religious rite

  • Lettrine-Sibylle-betrothal&marriage

    Betrothal and marriage around 1200

  • Portrait of Pope Paul III Farnese (by Titian) - National Museum of Capodimonte

    "Pope Paul III" (Artist: Titian) 1490–1576, c. 1543, Reign 13 October 1534 – 10 November 1549, Presided over part of the [[Council of Trent

  • Catholic wedding blessing

    Priest reading the blessing at a Catholic wedding, 2018

  • Giulio Rosati 11

    Ceremony of Marriage (Giulio Rosati)

  • Crowning in Syro-Malabar Nasrani Wedding by Mar Gregory Karotemprel

    Crowning during Holy Matrimony in the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, which is an Eastern Catholic Church and a part of the Saint Thomas Christian community in India

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