I. Liturgy – II. Art History
I. Liturgy
The baptismal font shows how baptism was administered: decorations indicate the theological meaning of baptism, and changes in the form of the font point to changes in the liturgical significance of the rite. Early Christian baptism was probably administered in flowing waters, either by pouring these over the head of the candidate or by immersion. From the third century onward, we have evidence of baptisteries with a pool in the floor into which the candidate descended and wa…