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'''Confirmation''' is a [[Christian]] religious [[ceremony]] or [[rite]] in which a [[baptism|baptised]] person reaffirms his faith after instruction in the doctrines of his church. In most Western churches where Confirmation is considered a [[sacrament]] or a sacramental, the usual age of the confirmand is between 11 and 16, at which time he is considered capable of making a mature decision concerning the faith. In Eastern Christianity, however, Confirmation (called Chrismation) follows soon after the reception of [[infant baptism]].
'''Confirmation''' is a [[Christian]] religious [[ceremony]] or [[rite]] in which a [[baptism|baptised]] person reaffirms his faith after instruction in the doctrines of his church. In most Western churches where Confirmation is considered a [[sacrament]] or a sacramental, the usual age of the confirmand is between 11 and 16, at which time he is considered capable of making a mature decision concerning the faith. In Eastern Christianity, however, Confirmation (called Chrismation) follows soon after the reception of [[infant baptism]].
Confirmation is not practiced within Protestant churches which teach that baptism should be performed after salvation.
The various Rites of the [[Catholic Church]] teach the doctrine that the Sacrament of Confirmation is the normal form of the Baptism of the Holy Spirit which by the laying on of the hands of a bishop and anointing with ''[[chrism]]'' confers the seven-fold grace of the Holy Spirit as listed in Isaiah 11:2-3a: wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude (might), knowledge, piety (godliness) and fear of the Lord ([[Douay-Rheims]] version).
The various Rites of the [[Catholic Church]] teach the doctrine that the Sacrament of Confirmation is the normal form of the Baptism of the Holy Spirit which by the laying on of the hands of a bishop and anointing with ''[[chrism]]'' confers the seven-fold grace of the Holy Spirit as listed in Isaiah 11:2-3a: wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude (might), knowledge, piety (godliness) and fear of the Lord ([[Douay-Rheims]] version).