Considering the Baptism of Edgardo Mortara in the Context of Catholic Teachings and Rituals Then and Now

The baptism of one-year old Edgardo Mortara by a maid in his parental home in 1852 took place at an age when Catholics believed that salvation came only to those baptized, when the baptism of children was usually celebrated during a lengthy, complex ritual led by a priest at the parish church, yet w...

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Main Author: Turner, Paul (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Council of Centers on Jewish-Christian Relations [2019]
In: Studies in Christian-Jewish relations
Year: 2019, Volume: 14, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-9
Further subjects:B Salvation
B emergency baptism
B Edgardo Mortara
B nineteenth-century baptism practices
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