medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
There are several pages dedicated to this in
Jacqueline Marie Musacchio, The Art and Ritual of
Childbirth in Renaissance Italy (Yale, 1999), pp.
47ff.
Torie Reed
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
--- Pat McIntosh-Spinnler
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> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval
> religion and culture
>
> What was the late medieval custom regarding the
> number of godparents a child
> should have? And how active a part did the
> godparents take at the baptism? I
> know the medieval godparent was expected to sponsor
> the child when possible,
> to help towards its future with contacts for a
> position or a marriage even
> if not with money, and often supplied a name as
> well. But what was the
> actual ceremony like?
>
>
> Pat
>
>
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