In Christianity, a minister is a person authorised by a church or other religious organization to perform functions such as teaching beliefs; leading services such as weddings, baptisms or funerals; o
A Lutheran minister wearing a Geneva gown and bands. In many churches, ministers wear distinctive clothing, called vestments, when presiding over services of worship.
Francis of Assisi with the ecclesiastical tonsure. Francis was an ordained deacon.
The Metropolitan Vladimir of Kiev, the first bishop to be martyred at the time of the Russian Revolution
Scene of baptism. Stained glass from the Sainte-Chapelle of Paris, last quarter of the 12th century.
Christian terminology and theological views of marriage vary by time period, by country, and by the different Christian denominations.
Bride and groom outside a Catholic church in Amalfi, Italy
"Adam and Eve" by Albrecht Dürer (1504)
Rembrandt's depiction of Samson's marriage feast
Saint Paul Writing His Epistles, 16th century.