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Średniowieczne chrzcielnice kamienne w kościołach na terenie Żuław Wiślanych: inwentaryzacja, funkcje, symbolika

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Piasek D.
Studia z Dziejów Średniowiecza
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2023
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issue 26
136-162
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Stone baptismal fonts, today often serving as stoups, are the best preserved elements of the medieval appointments of many historic churches in Żuławy Wiślane. Originally, they were probably placed near the entrance to the church, which symbolized the beginning of the Christian’s path to salvation, a transition from the profanum to the sacrum, and inclusion within the community of the faithful. For security reasons, baptismal fonts were surrounded by decorative grilles and closed with special covers, of which metal pins in the edge of the bowl have often survived to this day. Despite the simple, functional design and material (granite) that is difficult to work, many of them have simple decorative elements, the symbolism of which refers in particular to the meaning of the numbers 6, 8, and 12, and, less often, to apocalyptic motifs in the form of the 12 gates of the heavenly Jerusalem.
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Baptyzmalny charakter Wigilii Paschalnej

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Matwiejuk K.
Łódzkie Studia Teologiczne
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2017
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vol. 26
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issue 2
151-171
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A human life is immersed in the world of signs. They are means of interpersonal communication. The signs are also present in the liturgy. One of them is water. This element of the universe created by God, Jesus Christ made an effective sign of His grace. The power of the Holy Spirit accompanies the washing with the baptismal water. Its sanctifying power makes a neophyte a new creature, a child of God. Water as a liturgical sign appears in the liturgy of Paschal Vigil, where it is explained through liturgical texts. The contents marked with this sign actualize in the Baptism ceremony.
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Unikalne znaczenie wody chrzcielnej i jej wykradanie do praktyk magicznych przyczyną ewolucji formy chrzcielnicy i jej zabezpieczenia

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Nowiński J.
Seminare. Poszukiwania naukowe
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2014
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vol. 35
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issue 2
175-191
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The growing importance of baptismal water since the 3rd c., emphasized in the ceremony of its blessing with holy oils (benedictio fontis) which occurred in the Early Middle Ages and Carolingian ceremonies, developed the perception of baptismal water as a res sacra, a holy item category, turning it into unique matter. Its presence in the baptismal font influenced the development of the shape and decoration of the baptismal vessel, primarily by compositionally exposing the basin which clearly dominated the pedestal. The holiness and the sanctifying power of the Sacrament matter were illustrated in the font basin decoration. In the Middle Ages, the sacramental matter of baptismal water was used in sorcery practices related to the so-called effigy magic (invultuatio). In order to enhance the magic power and identification with sorcery addressees, wax figurines that represented them underwent a rite of sorcery Baptism being given the name of an individual a magic ritual was targeted at. As a result, baptismal water together with the consecrated oil of Chrism and oil of the Catechumens were stolen from churches. Those sacrilege practices made the Church issue an order to keep baptismal fonts locked (sub clave), the latter resulting in various forms of preventing access to the baptismal font: from simple lids strengthened with metal ferrules, up to impressive conic ones, with time becoming more and more artistically elaborate. The problem of securing fonts remained open also in the post-Tridentine period. Rituale Romanum issued in 1614 instructed to lock the fonts and fence them off with a closing balustrade.
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