Exorcism in Christianity
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In Christianity, exorcism involves the practice of casting out one or more demons from a person whom they believe to have been possessed by demons. The person performing the exorcism, known as an exor
Painting in the Valencia Cathedral by Francisco Goya of Saint Francis Borgia performing an exorcism.
The statue of Saint Philip of Agira with the Gospel in his left hand, the symbol of the exorcists, in the May celebrations in his honor at Limina, Sicily
A boy possessed by a demon
The Canaanite woman's daughter
Baptism
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Baptism is a Christian rite of initiation almost invariably with the use of water. It may be performed by sprinkling or pouring water on the head, or immersing in water, traditionally three times for
Verrochio's and Leonardo's depiction of the Baptism of Christ (c.1475).
Men lined up to be baptized by immersion in the Jordan River.
Baptism of a child by affusion
Baptism by submersion in the Eastern Orthodox Church (Sophia Cathedral, 2005)