Communio 2026/1 n° 303
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Anointing, laying on of hands, and unity of the Church

The origins of Confirmation

Pages 27 to 39

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  • FOGIELMAN, Charles-Antoine,
2026. Anointing, laying on of hands, and unity of the Church The origins of Confirmation. Communio, 2026/1 n° 303, p.27-39. DOI : 10.3917/commun.303.0028. URL : https://shs.cairn.info/journal-communio-2026-1-page-27?lang=en.
  • Fogielman, Charles-Antoine.
« Anointing, laying on of hands, and unity of the Church : The origins of Confirmation ». Communio, 2026/1 n° 303, 2026. p.27-39. CAIRN.INFO, shs.cairn.info/journal-communio-2026-1-page-27?lang=en.
  • Fogielman, C.-A.
(2026). Anointing, Laying on of Hands, And Unity of the Church the Origins of Confirmation. Communio, 303(1), 27-39. https://doi.org/10.3917/commun.303.0028.

https://doi.org/10.3917/commun.303.0028

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  • Fogielman, C.-A.
(2026). Anointing, Laying on of Hands, And Unity of the Church the Origins of Confirmation. Communio, 303(1), 27-39. https://doi.org/10.3917/commun.303.0028.
  • Fogielman, Charles-Antoine.
« Anointing, laying on of hands, and unity of the Church : The origins of Confirmation ». Communio, 2026/1 n° 303, 2026. p.27-39. CAIRN.INFO, shs.cairn.info/journal-communio-2026-1-page-27?lang=en.
  • FOGIELMAN, Charles-Antoine,
2026. Anointing, laying on of hands, and unity of the Church The origins of Confirmation. Communio, 2026/1 n° 303, p.27-39. DOI : 10.3917/commun.303.0028. URL : https://shs.cairn.info/journal-communio-2026-1-page-27?lang=en.

https://doi.org/10.3917/commun.303.0028

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The origins of Confirmation, before its gradual separation from baptism in the West beginning in the 5th century, can be found in a gesture combining the laying on of hands and the anointing with oil. The specific grace of the sacrament was then to persevere in communion in the face of persecution and the temptations of schism.

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https://doi.org/10.3917/commun.303.0028