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From: vavasis@gvax.cs.cornell.edu (Stephen Vavasis)
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Subject: rebaptism in the Orthodox Church
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Date: 8 Nov 90 03:22:08 GMT
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There have been several postings concerning rebaptism of converts to
the Orthodox Church.  In the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese (the largest
Orthodox body in the U.S.) a convert from another denomination is not
rebaptized provided that the original baptism was done in the name of
the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, and provided that it was done with
water (sprinkling or immersion).

Converts are required to receive the Sacrament of Chrismation, which
is analogous to confirmation.

Steve Vavasis
vavasis@cs.cornell.edu