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Description and comparative analysis of the ceremonies of different religions and confessions
Cerimonies
ANDREA DEL VERROCCHIO, LEONARDO DA VINCI and OTHERS, The Baptism of Christ, 1475-1478, Uffizi Gallery, Florence.
On the banks of the River Jordan in Palestine, Jesus is being baptised by St John, who is wetting Christ’s head with water. St John the Baptist is holding a slender cross and a scroll inscribed with the announcement of the Saviour’s advent: ECCE AGNUS DEI [QUI TOLLIT PECCATA MUNDI] -Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world- John 1, 2-. Also present at the event are two kneeling angels, one of whom is holding Jesus’ clothes.It was usual, in 15th-century artist’s studios, for the studio head to design the piece, leaving the secondary parts to be painted by pupils and collaborators. It is likely that on the panel with the Baptism of Christ, as well as Verrocchio and Leonardo, another, older painter also worked on the piece.
MARKO IVAN RUPNIK, - CENTRO ALETTI, The Baptism, 2016, Church of Saints Cosmas and Damian, Concorezzo (MB).
The one who was born in a stable, adored by the Magi, with Baptism in the Jordan River accepts the condition of sinners, lets himself be united to them by accepting the condition of Lamb of God that with death -takes away the sin of the world- (Jn 1 , 29). For this reason the body of Jesus is portrayed as dead, as a place in the tomb and the outstretched arms appear immobile.
Neonian Baptistery, 4th century, Ravenna.
Founded by the bishop Ursus, therefore after the year 396, it was built before the transferral of the capital from Milan to Ravenna. The baptistery, whose floor is dominated by a marble arch, is famous for the mosaics in the cupola commissioned by Bishop Neonius. The central mosaic represents the Baptism of Christ, depicted as a young man immersed to the hips in the sheer waters of the river Jordan. This is one of the oldest mosaic scenes of the Baptism of Christ housed inside a monumental building.
The Baptistry of St. John, 12th century, Florence.
The Baptistry of San Giovanni, one of the most ancient churches in Florence, sits opposite the city's cathedral, the church of Santa Maria del Fiore. Octagonal in plan, it is totally clad in slabs of white Carrara and green Prato marble. It is covered by a dome of eight segments resting on perimetral walls, but the dome cannot be detected from the outside because it is concealed by the walls being raised above the arcade on the second level and crowned by a flattened pyramidal roof.
Adult Baptism.
Adults who ask for baptism normally receive it on Holy Saturday during the Easter Vigil. Parishes welcome these new Catholics through the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA).
St Michael's Catholic Church: Baptism- Presentation of the rite of baptism and its meaning
Easter Vigil 2015 | Adult Baptisms- Ceremony of immersion baptism for Adults. On April 4, 2015 at the Easter Vigil, Fr. John Riccardo baptized nine people into the Roman Catholic Church at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church in Plymouth, Michigan.