There is a set of issues here:
1. When was baptism made commonly available in all - or most all -
parishes, not just in a cathedral baptistry or other baptismal church;
2. When did it get to be possible to have baptisms on other occasions besides
Easter;
3. When did it begin to be done quite "privately," with the family & a
few friends in attendance? I recall atending a baptism on a Saturday with
a few persons there, mostly relatives & other close connections.
Tom Izbicki
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