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The baptistry

Unknown author4th to 7th c. AD

Conimbriga Monographic Museum

Conimbriga Monographic Museum

Essential element of the basilica was the baptistery. The large dimensions of the bassin document the fact that baptism was, in those early days, received in adulthood and by total immersion.

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  • Title: The baptistry
  • Creator: Unknown author
  • Date Created: 4th to 7th c. AD
  • Location: Conimbriga, Portugal
  • Provenance: Conimbriga
  • Type: Masonry
Conimbriga Monographic Museum

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