Cream colored baby button down shirt hanging on a mirror
Made this adorable #baptismal shirt w/ attached bow tie using the little guy's great-grandmother's wedding gown, which was in rough shape so it took a couple washings & cutting around some of the old stains, but I love how it turned out.
#upcycledclothing #weddinggownflip #upcycled #designerfashion
#Pentecost often brings a renewal of #Baptismal promises: what do we really commit to? open.substack.com/pub/maryosha...
SARCOPHAGUS OF ANICIUS PROBUS, 393 CE, REUSED C. 1450. ST PETER'S Sextus Claudius Anicius Petronius Probus (d. 393) was one of the most important members of the predominant noble family of late-antique Rome, the Anicii. His wife built him a grandiose mausoleum attached to the apse of Old St Peter's for his sarcophagus. The front face seen here shows five arched divisions, the centre with Christ holding the crux gemmata and flanked by Peter and Paul; the other arches contain reliefs of male figures, possibly apostles. Probus was left to rest in peace until Nicholas V Parentucelli decided to demolish and extend the apse of the basilica, demolishing the mausoleum of Probus in the process. Whatever remained of poor Probus was dumped out and Nicholas V used his sarcophagus as the basilica's baptismal font, or more precisely set a smaller basin within the box. The arrangement in the photo obviously postdates the new (1698) font by Carlo Fontana and must reuse elements from the Renaissance font, but the "tazza" or basin seems to have been removed and replaced with a marble panel. Above is a sort of small reservoir which must have contained holy water that would emerge from the hole at centre. This reservoir seems to have been made of a spolia basin with a C15 lid, and is emerging from a niche between stone curtains being held back by two angels. This ensemble was said in 1933 to be in a corridor next to the chapel of the Pietà but I can't confirm this.
A #SpoliaSunday extra: the #sarcophagus of the most illustrious senator, consul, and urban prefect #Anicius Probus, grandfather of two emperors, brutally reused by #NicholasV in c. 1450-1455 as the #baptismal #font of Old St Peter's and now who knows where in New St Peter's.
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BAPTISMAL FONT, C2 CE AND 1692-1698.
ST PETER'S
This huge porphyry basin has a somewhat mysterious original use. Often said to have come from the tomb of Hadrian, it is disproportionate for a burial that was probably cinerary. It emerges into history as spolia in 983, when it was used as the top of the monument of the emperor Otto III in the atrium of Old St Peter's. The marble sarcophagus was set into the floor, and the monument above it was distinguished by the imperial purple of the lid. In 1612, when Paul V Borghese was demolishing the Constantinian atrium, he did away with the monument and the tomb entirely. The porphyry lid was broken and put into storage. Finally in 1692 Innocent XII Pignatelli decided to turn the lid over again and make it the baptismal font of St Peter's, set partially into the floor in memory of the palaeochristian practice of full-immersion baptism. The artificer of this project, Carlo Fontana, published a self-congratulatory volume about it, describing how he had put the pieces back together and "brought [the font] to perfection despite the many contrary factors encountered".](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:y2ps7or6drwz3yuvelv6glai/bafkreiae53xvixmf5hv3awx5rcb7g57umyvpsoobw2c65pcma7cqmdeesq)
CARLO FOΝΤΑΝΑ BAPTISMAL FONT, C2 CE AND 1692-1698. ST PETER'S This huge porphyry basin has a somewhat mysterious original use. Often said to have come from the tomb of Hadrian, it is disproportionate for a burial that was probably cinerary. It emerges into history as spolia in 983, when it was used as the top of the monument of the emperor Otto III in the atrium of Old St Peter's. The marble sarcophagus was set into the floor, and the monument above it was distinguished by the imperial purple of the lid. In 1612, when Paul V Borghese was demolishing the Constantinian atrium, he did away with the monument and the tomb entirely. The porphyry lid was broken and put into storage. Finally in 1692 Innocent XII Pignatelli decided to turn the lid over again and make it the baptismal font of St Peter's, set partially into the floor in memory of the palaeochristian practice of full-immersion baptism. The artificer of this project, Carlo Fontana, published a self-congratulatory volume about it, describing how he had put the pieces back together and "brought [the font] to perfection despite the many contrary factors encountered".
#SpoliaSunday this week takes us to the #Vatican, where we can admire a large #spolia #porphyry basin that serves at the #baptismal #font of St Peter's. And it replaced another spolia font! 🧵
Meaning of #baptismal baptismal- it is about what is relative to or belongs to the baptismal sacrament-.. baptismal
Meaning of #baptismal It means relative to baptism. Baptismal. Pile where baptisms are performed. .. baptismal
Significado de #baptismal Quiere decir relativa al bautismo. Bautismal. Pila donde se realizan los bautismos... baptismal
Significado de #baptismal batismo- é sobre o que é relativo ou pertence ao sacramento batizado-.. baptismal
Significado de #baptismal Significa em relação ao batismo. Batismal. Pilha onde os batizados são realizados. .. baptismal
Rita Ferrone @PrayTellBlog on #baptismal preparation with parents and godparents that is unique for each child: not merely to convey information. . . but to reflect together
Tom Quinlan & @paprockij on "front-loading" #evangelization with #families through meaningful #baptismal practices. #ministry
Hommerding on the #baptismal garment & #liturgicalyear: putting on Christ as being prepped TO get stained
