baptistery
Sign in to savethumb|upright|Pisa Baptistery, begun 1152, completed 1363 In Christian architecture the baptistery or baptistry (Old French baptisterie; Latin baptisterium; Greek , 'bathing-place, baptistery', from , baptízein, 'to baptize') is the separate centrally planned structure surrounding the baptismal font. The baptistery may be incorporated within the body of a church or cathedral, and provided with an altar as a chapel. In the early Church, the catechumens were instructed and the sacrament of baptism was administered in the baptistery.
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- Design
- History
- Revival in medieval Italy
- Famous baptisteries
- See also
- Notes
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thumb|upright|Pisa Baptistery, begun 1152, completed 1363 In Christian architecture the baptistery or baptistry (Old French baptisterie; Latin baptisterium; Greek , 'bathing-place, baptistery', from , baptízein, 'to baptize') is the separate centrally planned structure surrounding the baptismal font. The baptistery may be incorporated within the body of a church or cathedral, and provided with an altar as a chapel. In the early Church, the catechumens were instructed and the sacrament of baptism was administered in the baptistery.
==Design== thumb|The Lateran Baptistery, Rome, 440