Usually this is performed by putting a small amount of water onto the head of the child at the baptismal font. Traditionally the font is placed beside the door of the church. This symbolises that ...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 25 - The early Renaissance baptismal font in Siena's Duomo cathedral is back to its original glory after a three-year restoration, art officials said Tuesday.

A medieval baptismal font has been found buried outside ... Archaeologist Jacq Wilson, who made the discovery, said unwanted fonts were often buried or broken up to stop them "being used for ...