Jan 30, 2024 — For the first 400 years in the Church, baptism was a nude practice. This was the pattern of the Jewish mikveh ritual before it was a Christian ...Read more

It's uncertain if John the Baptist's baptism was done in the nude as this post explains: Quick answer: Yes, nude baptism was practiced in Ancient times.Read more

Yes, but. As a general rule, infants in the Eastern Orthodox Church are baptized naked. Since they aren't heavy yet, the priest holds them by the armpits.Read more

AI: “Yes — early adult catechumens were routinely baptized completely naked, as a powerful symbol of death to sin, rebirth, and equality in ...Read more

Most people were getting baptized completely naked and this caused quite a stir.

Aug 20, 2024 — What Frost points out towards the end is baptism and that it was done in the nude. Here's what St. Cyril said about it.Read more

Q. 1. I heard that in the early days of the Church, the Sacrament of Baptism used to be administered in the nude. Is that true? A. 1. Yes, it is true.Read more

Jan 17, 2024 — A baptismal rite from the fourth century has been a great catalyst for this type of devotional and theological reflection: Catechumens were baptized naked.Read mor

Until the Middle Ages, most baptisms were performed with the candidates naked—as is evidenced by most of the early portrayals of baptism (some of which are ...Read more

Nov 10, 2009 — It was superstition. Many people baptized in the nude were also the same people who wanted to have their eyes open and blink as they were being immersed.Read more

Stripped bare… naked before Mama Gaia… I baptize myself in these holy water.Read more

Nov 23, 2019 — I witnessed two infants being baptised in the nude. They were promotly dressed afterward. Is this pretty normal and if so what is the context ...Read more

May 21, 2019 — The earliest Christians were baptized naked; Christian baptism comes from the Jewish practice of immersion; Jews at the time of Jesus immersed ...Read more

by L Guy · 2003 · Cited by 38 — Its radical nature was reflected by it being administered to candidates, male and female, who were apparently naked. The issue of nakedness must

Aug 23, 2018 — There's good evidence that naked baptism was practiced in at least some places. The main source for this is the Apostolic Tradition of Hippolytus.Read more

Naked Bible 006: Applying the Baptism – Circumcision Theology to Adult or Believer's Baptism ... Naked Bible - Baptism (Dr. Michael Heiser).Read more

Baptism is at the heart of an amazing journey of faith as a follower of Jesus Christ. You are never too old to take this step, and being baptized as an adult ...Read more

Aug 6, 2025 — Baptism was understood as a radical life-changing act in the early church. Its radical nature was reflected by it being administered to candidates, male and ...Rea

Jan 21, 2015 — Introducing the series on understanding and misunderstanding baptism. Everyone knows about baptism, right? What's there to think about? Turns out quite a lot.Read

Feb 21, 2014 — Men and women would typically be separated for the ceremony because they would be baptized naked. The ceremony would be held during the ...Read more