22 March 2014

A Village Baptism - the Children for the Catechism


After the baptism, the children, in church for the catechism, gather around the altar. Note the copper font in the foreground. There is a beautiful, ancient stone one near the entrance to the church but it would be impossible to move into this position for a baptism.

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Après le baptême, les enfants du catéchisme se rassemblent autour de l'autel.  Notez le  bénitier de baptême en cuivre, au premier plan. Il y en a un autre très beau, en pierre antique, près de l'entrée de l'église, mais il serait impossible de le déplacer à cet endroit  pour un baptême.
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3 comments:

  1. William Kendall22 March, 2014

    It is a lovely sanctuary, and you capture the proceedings beautifully.

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  2. Bob Crowe23 March, 2014

    You were privileged to have such intimate contact with this event. And I thought France was so secular.

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  3. Jilly23 March, 2014

    Thankyou William.

    And Bob, I was and am so privileged to be able to photograph such events in the village.

    Religion and family go together in the old families of the village. France is secular but certainly the village traditions remain in Gorbio.

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