Confirmation / Chrismation
The seal of the Spirit pressed upon the baptized in oil and the laying on of hands
Confirmation, or chrismation in the East, seals the baptized with the gift of the Holy Spirit through anointing or the laying on of hands. It is rooted in Acts 8 and witnessed by Tertullian and Cyril of Jerusalem. Catholic and Orthodox traditions number it among the sacraments or mysteries, while most Protestant traditions do not count it as a sacrament, so the traditions differ on its status.
How it traveled
- On Baptism.— · 220explains
- The Church History of EusebiusCaesarea · 339explains
- The Canons of the Councils of Ancyra, Gangra, Neocæsarea, Antioch and Laodicea, which Canons were Accepted and Received by the Ecumenical Synods— · 360explains
- Ephraim Syrus: Fifteen Hymns For the Feast of the EpiphanyEdessa · 373explains
- The Catechetical Lectures of S. CyrilJerusalem · 386explains
- On the MysteriesMilan · 397explains
- The Book of Pastoral Rule, and Selected Epistles, of Gregory the GreatRome · 604explains
- Treatise on the Sacraments (qq[60]-90)Paris · 1274explains
- Book Fourth. of the Holy Catholic ChurchGeneva · 1564applies
Key passages(20)
Treatise on the Sacraments (qq[60]-90) · Thomas Aquinas
Treatise on the Sacraments (qq[60]-90) · Thomas Aquinas
Treatise on the Sacraments (qq[60]-90) · Thomas Aquinas
Treatise on the Sacraments (qq[60]-90) · Thomas Aquinas
Treatise on the Sacraments (qq[60]-90) · Thomas Aquinas
Book Fourth. of the Holy Catholic Church · John Calvin
Book Fourth. of the Holy Catholic Church · John Calvin
Book Fourth. of the Holy Catholic Church · John Calvin
Ephraim Syrus: Fifteen Hymns For the Feast of the Epiphany · Ephrem the Syrian
The Book of Pastoral Rule, and Selected Epistles, of Gregory the Great · Pope Gregory the Great
The Canons of the Council in Trullo; Often Called The Quinisext Council · The Ecumenical Councils
The Canons of the Councils of Ancyra, Gangra, Neocæsarea, Antioch and Laodicea, which Canons were Accepted and Received by the Ecumenical Synods · The Ecumenical Councils
The Catechetical Lectures of S. Cyril · Cyril of Jerusalem
The Church History of Eusebius · Eusebius of Caesarea
The Epistle of Pope Urban First. · The Decretals
Treatise on the Sacraments (qq[60]-90) · Thomas Aquinas
Treatise on the Sacraments (qq[60]-90) · Thomas Aquinas
Anonymous Treatise on Re-baptism. · Appendix
Book Fourth. of the Holy Catholic Church · John Calvin