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A holy water font or stoup is a vessel containing holy water which is generally placed near the entrance of a church. It is often placed at the base of a crucifix or other Christian art . It is used in Catholic , as well as many Lutheran and Anglican churches, to make the sign of the cross using the holy water upon entrance of the church. [ 1 ]
Inside, some fine holy water fonts made from ancient capitals, and on the fourth pillar on the right, a fresco, perhaps to be attributed to the circle of Salimbeni of Sanseverino, depicting the Madonna and Child. It preserves a Crudeli organ of the late eighteenth century recently restored
The two holy water fonts in the Atrium (see at left) are made in the form of a crab with the bronze crucifix in the claw – a symbol of Francis Xavier. The Oratory leads to small rooms, including the Ristretto degli Angeli above the Atrium – a room where the Sodality of the Roman College used to meet, with handsome decorations in stucco by ...
The Apostolic Constitutions, whose texts date to c. 400 AD, attribute the precept of using holy water to the Apostle Matthew.It is plausible that the earliest Christians may have used water for expiatory and purificatory purposes in a way analogous to its employment in Jewish Law ("And he shall take holy water in an earthen vessel, and he shall cast a little earth of the pavement of the ...
Beside that altar is a marble font (1502) is by Andrea Sansovino. The Ciborium (1471) was completed by Mino da Fiesole. The baptismal font (1759) by Giovanni Vaccà. [4] Above it rises a statue of St John the Baptist (1771) by Giovanni Antonio Cybei. The holy water receptacle is an ancient Roman sarcophagus.
Alabaster holy water font (1500s) Terracotta bust of St Linus (1521) depicts the second pope and patron saint of Volterra, made by Giovanni della Robbia; Madonna delle Grazie (1451) by Neri di Bicci from the Church of San Giusto. Villamagna Altarpiece ("Virgin and Child with St John the Baptist and St Bartholomew") 1521 by Rosso Fiorentino
Some liturgical church bodies use consecrated holy water for the purpose of baptism, while others will use water straight out of the tap to fill the font. [8] A special silver vessel called a ewer can be used to fill the font. Most baptismal fonts have covers to prevent water from evaporating and to protect baptismal water against contamination.
There are two marble holy water fonts. On the right-hand one may be seen the lily of the Farnese family, placed here when Cardinal Odoardo Farnese was the protector of the convent, 1601–1626. The one on the left side has the arms of the Carmelite Order.
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