The church has always maintained that any Christian may baptize an individual
who is in danger of dying before he can be baptized by a priest or deacon. The
formula must be exact "I baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the Son
and of the Holy Spirit." Many babies were baptized at birth, usually by the
"parteira" (the midwife) or some member of the family. Those baptisms were
usually recorded by the priest in the parish registry. A sub condicione baptism
is when the priest then re-baptizes the baby in case the original baptism
performed at home was not valid for whatever reason (usually because the
correct formula was not used).
John Miranda Raposo
On Saturday, March 26, 2016 1:53 PM, linda <[email protected]> wrote:
hi Suzanne,
Can you provide a link for the record where the term appears?
My understanding is that a baptism may be recorded "sub condicione" by a priest
when it is the second baptism of an individual, and the priest has a concern
that the first baptism might not have been performed exactly right-- such as a
baptism done by a lay person. The term describes the condition of the
baptismal rite rather than that of the baby.
Linda
On Saturday, March 26, 2016 at 10:24:47 AM UTC-7, Suzanne Edvalson wrote:
What does it mean when a baby was born sub condicianco? Was this baby a
preemie? I get the general gist that the baby was born in less than ideal
health, just wondering if there was something specifically wrong.
Thanks.
Suzanne
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