The biography of St. Hypatius is cited as proof that in the ancient Church, this ceremony could only be performed by a priest.
At the 554 synod of Seleucia, Patriarch Joseph condemned the Nestorians for performing this ceremony on people who were not eligible for it. The biography of St. Hypatius is cited as proof that in the ancient Church, this ceremony could only be performed by a priest. James 5:14-15 is cited to defend the existence of this ceremony, which John Calvin condemned as "histrionic hypocrisy". This fifth of the seven sacraments is often followed by Viaticum, a special giving of the Eucharist whose Latin name translates as "provisioning", referring to the metaphysical journey that often follows this sacrament. For ten points, name this Catholic sacrament administered to the ill or dying.
At the 554 synod of Seleucia, Patriarch Joseph condemned the Nestorians for performing this ceremony on people who were not eligible for it.
{Extreme Unction} [accept: {Anointing} of the {Sick}; {Unctio Infirmorum}; prompt on “Last {Rites}”]