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• Holy Water Fonts — • Vessels intended for the use of holy water Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Holy Water Fonts     Holy Water Fonts     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Holy Water — • In the earliest Christian times, water was used for expiatory and purificatory purposes, to a way analogous to its employment under the Jewish Law Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Holy Water     Holy Water …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Holy water — In Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, Eastern Catholic, Roman Catholic, Old Catholic, Oriental Orthodoxy and some other churches, holy water is water which has been sanctified by a priest or bishop for the purpose of baptism or for the blessing of… …   Wikipedia

• Water, Holy, Fonts — • Vessels intended for the use of holy water Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Holy Oils — • Oil is a product of great utility the symbolic signification of which harmonizes with its natural uses. It serves to sweeten, to strengthen, to render supple; and the Church employs it for these purposes in its rites Catholic Encyclopedia.… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Parish Church of St Helier — The Parish Church of St Helier is the parish church of the parish of Saint Helier, Jersey. It is one of the twelve Ancient Parish Churches of Jersey, and serves as the Island’s civic church and Pro Cathedral.HistoryDedicationHelier was a Belgian… …   Wikipedia

• Baptismal font — A baptismal font is an article of church furniture or a fixture used for the baptism of children and adults. Aspersion and aspersion fontsThe fonts of many Christian denominations are intended for baptisms using a non immersion method, such as… …   Wikipedia

• Baptism — • One of the Seven Sacraments of the Christian Church; frequently called the first sacrament , the door of the sacraments , and the door of the Church Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Baptism     Baptism …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Agote — The Agotes or Cagots were a discriminated minority in the Navarrese Pyrenees, Basque provinces, Bearn, Gascony and also Brittany. They have been also known by other names: Cagots, Gahets, Gafets in France; Agotes, Gafos in Spain; and Cacons,… …   Wikipedia

• Agiasos — Infobox Greek Dimos name = Agiasos/Ayasos name local = Αγιάσος periph = North Aegean prefec = Lesbos population = 2.498 population as of = 2001 area = 79.924 elevation = 475 lat deg = 39 lat min = 2 lat hem = N lon deg = 26 lon min = 25 lon hem …   Wikipedia