<P> In the past, the usual name of the sacrament in official documents of the Catholic Church was Extreme Unction (meaning, Final Anointing), a name attached to it when it was administered as one of the "Last Rites". Peter Lombard (died 1160) is the first writer known to have used the term, which did not become the usual name in the West till towards the end of the twelfth century, and never became current in the East . The word "extreme" (final) indicated either that it was the last of the sacramental unctions (after the anointings at Baptism, Confirmation and, if received, Holy Orders) or because at that time it was normally administered only when a patient was in extremis . In the early 1970s the official name was changed to Anointing of the Sick to reflect Church teaching, which had been present in the past . "Extreme Unction" continues in popular use among those who prefer to keep the terminology that was customary before the Second Vatican Council (see Traditionalist Catholic). </P> <P> The sacrament has also been known by various other names in Western Christianity throughout the years, including: the holy oil or unction of the sick; the unction or blessing of consecrated oil; the unction of God; the office of the unction . In the Eastern Church it is technically known as euchelaion (i.e., prayer - oil); other names used include: elaion hagion (holy), elaion, elaiou Chrisis, chrisma, or hegismenon (consecrated). </P> <P> In the Catholic Code of Canon Law, Canon 1004 states who may receive the sacrament: "The anointing of the sick can be administered to a member of the faithful who, having reached the use of reason, begins to be in danger due to sickness or old age ." When new illness develops or first illness relapses or worsens, the patient may receive the sacrament a further time . Anointing of the Sick may also be given numerous times in the case of old age or chronic illness based on the pastoral judgment of the priest . The sacrament, as any sacrament, can only be given to someone who is alive; however, as the moment when the soul is entirely separated from the body (the traditional definition of death) is not known with precision, people can also be anointed conditionally (the sacramental formula preceded by "if thou art alive") during a brief time after already considered dead in the medicinal sense . </P> <P> The sacrament of anointing can be administered to an individual whether at home, in a hospital or institution, or in church . Several sick persons may be anointed within the rite, especially if the celebration takes place in a church or hospital . The celebration may also take place during a Catholic Mass . </P>

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