Confirmation
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In Christian denominations that practice infant baptism, confirmation is seen as the sealing of the covenant created in baptism. Those being confirmed are known as confirmands. The ceremony typically
A stained glass representation of a Lutheran confirmation. An elder lays hands on the confirmand.
German wood cut depicting confirmation service (1679)
Chrismation of a newly baptized infant at a Georgian Orthodox church
Confirmation in St. Mary's Church, Ystad, Sweden, 2011.
Sacrament
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A sacrament is a Christian rite which is recognized as being particularly important and significant. There are various views on the existence, number and meaning of such rites. Many Christians conside
Confirmation
…in baptism. Those being confirmed are known as confirmands. The ceremony typically involves laying on of hands. Catholicism views confirmation as a sacrament. The sacrament is called chrismation in Eastern Christianity. In the East it takes place immediately after baptism; in the West, when a child reaches…
The Seven Sacraments, an altarpiece by Rogier van der Weyden
The Council of Trent defined the seven sacraments.
Baptism and Chrismation, the sacraments of initiation, in an Eastern Orthodox church
The Church is the congregation of saints, in which the Gospel is rightly taught and the Sacraments are rightly administered. - Augsburg Confession