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Baptismal font

Church Architecture

The font holds baptismal water. Its rear position is a customary architectural choice; baptism is a separate rite, not a stage of every Mass.

Key points

The font holds baptismal water. Its rear position is a customary architectural choice; baptism is a separate rite, not a stage of every Mass.
Stone basin near the entrance.

Sources and further reading

Adrian Fortescue, The Ceremonies of the Roman Rite Described (1919; 1920 impression), chapter I, pp. 1–9 (Second edition 1919, new impression 1920; period manual, predates 1962)

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