baptistery
21baptistery — bap·tis·tery …
22baptistery — Баптистерий …
23baptistery — bap•tis•ter•y [[t]ˈbæp tə stri, tɪs tə ri[/t]] n. pl. ter•ies 1) archit. rel a building or a part of a church in which baptism is administered 2) rel (esp. in Baptist churches) a tank for administering baptism by immersion • Etymology: 1425–75;… …
24baptistery — /ˈbæptəstri/ (say baptuhstree) noun (plural baptisteries) 1. a building, or a part of a church, in which baptism is administered. 2. (in Baptist Churches) a tank containing water for baptism by immersion. {Latin baptistērium, from Greek… …
25baptistery — n. part of church where baptism is performed, formerly a separate building …
26baptistery — n. (also baptistry) (pl. ies) 1 a the part of a church used for baptism. b hist. a building next to a church, used for baptism. 2 (in a Baptist chapel) a sunken receptacle used for total immersion. Etymology: ME f. OF baptisterie f. eccl.L… …
27Lateran Baptistery — The domed octagonal Lateran Baptistery stands somewhat apart from the Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano, Rome, to which it has become joined by later construction. This baptistery was founded by Pope Sixtus III in 440, perhaps on an earlier… …
28Cremona Baptistery — The baptistery; on the left side, the cathedral The Cremona Baptistery (Italian: Battistero di Cremona) is a religious edifice in Cremona, northern Italy. It is annexed to the city s Cathedral. Built in 1167, it is characterized by an octagonal… …
29Gates of Paradise, Baptistery of Florence — (1425 1452) Executed by Lorenzo Ghiberti, the Gates of Paradise were the last set of bronze doors commissioned for the Baptistery of Florence. Initially, Ghiberti was asked to include 28 scenes from the Old Testament enclosed in quatrefoil… …
30East doors, baptistery, Florence — (1403 1424) In 1401, a competition was announced in Florence for the east doors of the Baptistery that faced the cathedral. The south doors had already been executed in the previous century by Andrea Pisano with scenes from the life of St.… …
