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Understanding the Theology of the Baptistery

April 23, 2014 by Dr. Steven Schloeder, AIA

We might start by understanding that the holy water stoup receives its symbolic imagery from the baptismal font, but the font receives its imagery from creation itself. Christ's Baptism by John the Baptist  When we enter a Church, … [Read more...]

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