Baptismal font facts for kids
A baptismal font is a permanent or semi-permanent basin where baptisms are performed. It may be small for baptism by sprinkling or pouring of water, or large for baptism by submersion under water.
Images for kids
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A Romanesque baptismal font from Grötlingbo Church, Sweden, carved by Sigraf, a master stone sculptor who specialised in baptismal fonts.
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A modern baptismal font in the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Houston, constructed in 2008
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Detail of carved baptismal font cover (created 1930s), Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd (Rosemont, Pennsylvania)
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Octagonal baptismal font in Magdeburg Cathedral, Germany.
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Ship's bell as Baptismal font at chapel, Yeo Hall, Royal Military College of Canada.
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Font in a church at Lenzen, Brandenburg (Germany).
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Oval marble font made before 1686, St Robert's Church, Pannal, North Yorkshire.
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Baptismal font at Fort Michilimackinac in Mackinaw City, Michigan.
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The baptismal font of Saint Bartholmew parish church in Marne, Italy.
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The baptismal font at St. Raphael's Cathedral, Dubuque, Iowa, was expanded in 2005 to include a small pool for immersion of adults.
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The marble baptism font at St. Matthew's German Evangelical Lutheran Church in Charleston, South Carolina.
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Baptism of an infant in the Russian Orthodox Church (St. Petersburg).
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Tinned copper baptismal font from Bulgaria.
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Baptismal font in the Salt Lake Temple of the LDS Church, ca. 1912. The twelve oxen supporting the font represent the Twelve Tribes of Israel.
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Baptismal font used in Malankara Church from 11th century AD @ Mulanthuruthy Marthoman Church
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Baptismal Font in the Basilian Monastery of Santa Maria, Grottaferrata near Frascati, Italy.
See also
In Spanish: Pila bautismal para niños
