Holy Baptism
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Holy Baptism is the Christian sacrament of initiation and incorporation into the Church, marked by the ritual use of water and invocation of the Holy Trinity.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Baptism | 2 |
| Holy Baptism canonical | 2 |
| Sacrament of Baptism | 2 |
| Christian initiation | 1 |
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian sacrament
ⓘ
religious ritual ⓘ rite of Christian initiation ⓘ sacrament of initiation ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
any person with proper intention in emergency
ⓘ
bishop ⓘ deacon ⓘ priest ⓘ |
| centralToDenomination |
Anabaptist traditions
ⓘ
Anglican Communion ⓘ Baptist churches ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Lutheran churches ⓘ Methodist churches ⓘ Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ
surface form:
Oriental Orthodox Churches
Pentecostal churches ⓘ Reformed churches ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| consideredNecessaryFor |
full initiation into the Church
ⓘ
ordinary means of salvation in many traditions ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Baptism
ⓘ
Christian baptism ⓘ Holy Baptism ⓘ
surface form:
Sacrament of Baptism
|
| hasCanonicalEffect | imprints an indelible spiritual character in Catholic theology ⓘ |
| hasFormula | "I baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit" ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalBook | Rite of Baptism (Roman Rite) ⓘ |
| invokes |
Father
ⓘ
God the Holy Spirit ⓘ
surface form:
Holy Spirit
Holy Trinity ⓘ Son ⓘ |
| involvesRitualAction |
immersion in water
ⓘ
pouring of water ⓘ sprinkling of water ⓘ |
| isOneOf |
Mysteries in Eastern Orthodox theology
ⓘ
Seven Sacraments in Catholic theology ⓘ |
| isPrerequisiteFor | reception of other sacraments in many traditions ⓘ |
| oftenAccompaniedBy |
anointing with chrism in some traditions
ⓘ
giving of a Christian name ⓘ profession of faith ⓘ renunciation of sin and Satan ⓘ |
| practicedInReligion | Christianity ⓘ |
| recognizedAsOrdinanceBy | many Protestant churches ⓘ |
| recognizedAsSacramentBy |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Lutheran churches ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| scripturalBasis |
Acts of the Apostles
ⓘ
Great Commission ⓘ
surface form:
Great Commission in Matthew 28:19–20
Jesus’ baptism in the Jordan River ⓘ John 3:5 ⓘ |
| subjectCanBe |
adult
ⓘ
child ⓘ infant ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
cleansing from sin
ⓘ
death and resurrection with Christ ⓘ incorporation into the people of God ⓘ |
| theologicalFunction |
entry into the Christian covenant
ⓘ
forgiveness of sins ⓘ incorporation into the Body of Christ ⓘ initiation into the Church ⓘ new birth in Christ ⓘ reception of sanctifying grace ⓘ |
| usesElement | water ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sacrament of Baptism
this entity surface form:
Baptism
this entity surface form:
Sacrament of Baptism
this entity surface form:
Christian initiation
this entity surface form:
Baptism