The Early Christian Baptisteries of Rome
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Description: The Swedish Institute of Classical Studies in Rome provides an illustrated introduction to the type and its function, and information on the remains of a baptistery belonging to the church of San Lorenzo in Lucina.
San Lorenzo in Lucina - Early Christian Baptisteries of Rome The Early Christian Baptisteries of Rome , "room where you dip in water") is a building where you , that is, where the Christian initiation is celebrated. The term "Early Christian" usually covers the first Christian centuries up to the year 600 AD, which more or less is the period we still can define as "Roman" and not "Medieval". During this period, the baptisteries often consisted of a 2-4 m broad basin, up to one meter deep, often circular or octagonal, in a square or octagonal building close to the church.
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| Date | Created: 1999-06-03 00:00:00 Last Update: 2013-06-19 01:01:02 |