Library of Congress Control Number: 2009902959 Bibliographical references and index. Where were the 3,000 people baptized on the day of Pentecost when the church first began? Where is the oldest known baptistery dating from the first century AD? What is that large oval hole in the floor of St. Peters basilica beneath the baptismal font? Why are the early baptismal basins so large? The original practice and meaning of baptism as the central experience of personal conversion to Jesus Christ, has become a lost mystery to the vast majority of people in the world. From the early centuries of the common era until the 13th century, changes occurred that would leave baptism almost unrecognizable to its first participants. This groundbreaking volume containing much new information, combines a look at baptism from two perspectives: the biblical teaching followed by the physical evidence of the places of baptism in the ancient and medieval world. Descriptions of baptismal basins are given for the period extending from the 1st to the 15th centuries in Europe, the Mediterranean region and mostly Italy. Included wherever possible are the dimensions of baptismal basins, the centuries constructed or in use, the presence of inscriptions, and locations of buildings housing the basins.
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