Sacrament of Confirmation

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Christian sacrament liturgical rite rite of initiation

The Sacrament of Confirmation is a Christian rite, especially in Catholic, Orthodox, and some Protestant traditions, in which a baptized person is strengthened by the Holy Spirit and affirmed as a full member of the Church.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Sacrament of Chrismation	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian sacrament ⓘ liturgical rite ⓘ rite of initiation ⓘ
administeredBy	bishop in the Latin Church ⓘ priest in Eastern Catholic Churches ⓘ priest in Eastern Orthodox Churches ⓘ priest with faculty in the Latin Church ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Chrismation in Eastern Christianity ⓘ surface form: Chrismation Confirmation ⓘ Sacrament of Confirmation ⓘ surface form: Sacrament of Chrismation
associatedWith	God the Holy Spirit ⓘ surface form: Holy Spirit anointing with chrism ⓘ apostolic succession ⓘ bishop ⓘ laying on of hands ⓘ
catecheticalPreparationRequired	yes ⓘ
effectAccordingToCatholicTheology	increase of sanctifying grace ⓘ indelible spiritual mark ⓘ special strength of the Holy Spirit ⓘ
formOfSacrament	words invoking the Holy Spirit ⓘ
formsGroupWith	sacraments of Christian initiation ⓘ
isOneOf	Seven Sacraments in Catholic theology ⓘ surface form: Seven Sacraments of the Catholic Church Seven Sacraments in Catholic theology ⓘ surface form: Seven Sacraments of the Orthodox Church
liturgicalElement	profession of faith ⓘ renewal of baptismal promises ⓘ sign of peace ⓘ
materialElement	laying on of hands ⓘ sacred chrism ⓘ
practicedIn	Anglican Communion ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church Lutheran churches ⓘ Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches some Reformed churches ⓘ
precondition	valid baptism ⓘ
recognizedBy	Council of Trent ⓘ Second Vatican Council ⓘ
relatedTo	Holy Baptism ⓘ surface form: Sacrament of Baptism Holy Eucharist ⓘ surface form: Sacrament of the Eucharist
religiousTradition	Christianity ⓘ
scripturalBasis	Acts of the Apostles ⓘ surface form: Acts of the Apostles 19:5–6 Acts of the Apostles ⓘ surface form: Acts of the Apostles 8:14–17 Hebrews 6:1–2 ⓘ
symbolizes	full membership in the Church ⓘ maturity in Christian life ⓘ strengthening for mission ⓘ
theologyFocus	full initiation into the Church ⓘ gift of the Holy Spirit ⓘ strengthening of baptismal grace ⓘ
typicalAgeGroup	adolescents ⓘ adults ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sacrament of Confirmation → alsoKnownAs → Sacrament of Confirmation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sacrament of Chrismation

Confirmation → languageVariant → Sacrament of Confirmation ⓘ