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A baptistery is a designated space within a church where a baptismal font is located, and where the sacrament of Christian baptism by aspersion takes place.
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What is a baptistery?
A baptistery is a designated space within a church where a baptismal font is located, and where the sacrament of Christian baptism by aspersion takes place.
What type of Christian denomination uses the baptistery?
Any Christian church or denomination may incorporate a baptistery in their building's structure. Most churches traditionally included the baptistery inside their sanctuary within view of the main auditorium's audience. But its not unusual for a church to place the baptistery in a separate room or Chapel building, or even place it outside in a courtyard.
What is an area of church called where christenings take place beginning with b?
The area of a church where christenings take place is called the baptistery.
Who won the baptistery door competition?
Lorenzo Ghiberti
Who gave the East Doors of the Florence baptistery the nickname the gates of paradise?
The East Doors of the Florence Baptistery were nicknamed "The Gates of Paradise" by the Italian poet Dante Alighieri.
What is a baptistery used for?
A baptistery is a specially designed pool or body of water used for the Christian ritual of baptism. It is where individuals are baptized by immersion to symbolize purification and rebirth in their faith.
What is the baptistery at the florence cathedral?
the king kong place at the egege of lutheania
What biblical scene were the baptistery-design entrants to create?
he Sacrifice of Isaac
Why in 1401 did the florentines sponsor a competition?
To choose a designer for the city's baptistery doors
Which is the only panel on the Baptistery doors to represent a single event?
meeting of Solomon and Sheba
What influence did Lorenzo Ghiberti have on art?
His second set of doors for the Florence Baptistery marked the advent of the Renaissance and was an inspiration for contemporary and later sculptors. Michelangelo praised them.
Where is the painting 'St Antonius of Padua' by Bartolome Esteban Murillo?
In the baptistery at the Cathedral of Seville, Spain.
