Rite of Confirmation

GPTKB entity

Statements (38)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Christian_liturgy
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:bishop
gptkb:priest
gptkbp:age varies by denomination
usually adolescence
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Confirmation
gptkbp:category Christian initiation rites
gptkbp:confirmationName chosen by candidate
gptkbp:confirmationSponsor present at ceremony
gptkbp:cookingMethod catechesis
gptkbp:distinctFrom gptkb:Baptism_in_the_Holy_Spirit_(Pentecostalism)
gptkbp:effect full initiation into the Church
indelible spiritual mark
gptkbp:feastDay varies by region
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Rite of Confirmation
gptkbp:language Greek: Myron
Latin: Confirmatio
gptkbp:origin gptkb:early_Christian_Church
gptkbp:practicedIn gptkb:Anglican_Communion
gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Church
gptkb:Lutheran_Church
gptkb:Methodist_Church
gptkb:Roman_Catholic_Church
gptkb:Reformed_Churches
some Protestant denominations
gptkbp:purpose strengthening of faith
reception of the Holy Spirit
gptkbp:recognizedBy most mainstream Christian denominations
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Eucharist
Baptism
gptkbp:requires full participation in some sacraments
gptkbp:sacramentNumber third
gptkbp:scripture gptkb:Acts_19:5-6
gptkb:Acts_8:14-17
gptkbp:symbol laying on of hands
anointing with chrism
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ordo_Confirmationis
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6