Sacramental theology and the decoration of baptismal fonts : incarnation, initiation, institution /

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Baptismal fonts were necessary to the liturgical life of the medieval Christian. Baptism marked the entrance of the faithful into the right relation, with the Catholic Church representing the main cultural institution of medieval society. In the period between ca. 1050 and ca. 1220, the decoration o...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Altvater, Frances (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2017.
Temas:
Catholic Church > Theology.
Catholic Church
Fonts, Medieval.
Sacramentals.
Fonts baptismaux médiévaux.
Sacramentaux.
The arts.
Religion: general.
History.
ARCHITECTURE > Buildings > Religious.
Fonts, Medieval
Sacramentals
Theology
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Baptismal fonts were necessary to the liturgical life of the medieval Christian. Baptism marked the entrance of the faithful into the right relation, with the Catholic Church representing the main cultural institution of medieval society. In the period between ca. 1050 and ca. 1220, the decoration of the font often had an important function: to underscore the theology of baptism in the context of the sacraments of the Catholic Church. This period witnessed a surge of concern about sacraments. Just as religious thinkers attempted to delineate the sacraments and define their function in sermons.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xi, 233 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-221) and index.
ISBN:9781443878593
1443878596

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