Confirmation is afforded by English and Danish traditions relating to two kings named Wermund and Offa of Angel, from whom the Mercian royal family claimed descent and whose exploits are connected with Angeln, Schleswig, and Rendsburg.

Article 25 of the Thirty-Nine Articles, speaking of the sacraments, says: " Those five commonly called Sacraments, that is to say, Confirmation, Penance, Orders, Matrimony, and extreme Unction, are not to be counted for Sacraments of the Gospel, being such as have grown partly of the corrupt following of the Apostles, partly are states of life allowed in the Scriptures ; but yet have not like nature of Sacraments with Baptism, and the Lord's Supper, for that they have not any visible sign or ceremony ordained of God.

Rogier van der Weyden, Seven Sacraments Altarpiece | The Seven Sacraments, 15th century. In the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church the administration of Confirmation is normally reserved to the local bishop.

The Merchant Confirmation Rule states that if one merchant sends a writing sufficient " A merchant making up the account " by Katsushika Hokusai to satisfy the statute of frauds to another merchant, the merchant has reason to know of the contents of the sent confirmation and the receiver does not object to the confirmation within 10 days, the confirmation is good to satisfy the statute as to both parties.

The sacraments of Anointing of the Sick ( Extreme Unction ) and Confirmation or Chrismation are also administered by priests, though in the Western tradition Confirmation is ordinarily celebrated by a bishop.

In many of these churches, the Sacred Mystery of Chrismation ( Confirmation ) is administered by the priest immediately after baptism.

For Roman Catholics, Confirmation is a sacrament that " confirms " or " strengthens " ( the original meaning of the word " confirm ") the grace of Baptism, by conferring an increase and deepening of that grace.

For some other Christians the ceremony of Confirmation is a matter not of " being confirmed " but of " confirming " the baptismal vows taken on one's behalf when an infant.

This is the essential significance of the Lutheran non-sacramental ceremony called in German " Konfirmation ," but in English " affirmation of baptism " ( see Confirmation ( Lutheran Church )).

In Eastern Christianity, including the Eastern Catholic Churches, the sacrament of Confirmation is conferred immediately after baptism, and there is obviously no renewal of baptismal promises.

Confirmation is the conferring of the gift of the Holy Ghost as a constant companion.

Confirmation of the diagnosis is made by testing of a stool or enema specimen with the mouse bioassay.

Confirmation of the student diver's level of mastery in standardized knowledge review sessions is carried out by a scuba instructor.

And above all, Pentecost is a day for the Confirmation celebrations of young people.

* Confirmation bias is the tendency to search for or interpret information in a way that confirms one's preconceptions ; this is related to the concept of cognitive dissonance.

The Eucharist is an integral part of many other sacramental services, including ordination and Confirmation.

Confirmation bias ( also called confirmatory bias or myside bias ) is a tendency of people to favor information that confirms their beliefs or hypotheses.

Confirmation biases can be used to explain why some beliefs remain when the initial evidence for them is removed.

The Registers of Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials are all intact and preserved at the Mission, as is the Confirmation Register ( San Juan Capistrano is one of the few Missions to have retained this document ).

Confirmation of the diagnosis is made with the help of tests such as endoscopies or barium contrast x-rays.

The Sacred Chrism is used in the Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, and Holy Orders.

It contained Morning Prayer, Evening Prayer, the Litany, and Holy Communion and also the occasional services in full: the orders for Baptism, Confirmation, Marriage, ' prayers to be said with the sick ' and a Funeral service.

German wood cut depicting Confirmation service ( 1679 ).

In the historically Protestant German Democratic Republic ( East Germany ), for example, " the Jugendweihe ( youth dedication ) gradually supplanted the Christian practice of Confirmation.

* Confirmation from German Embassy

One of these documents is generally combined with a Schedule to set out the basic trading terms between the parties ; each subsequent trade is then recorded in a Confirmation which references the Master Agreement and Schedule.

The word " extreme " ( final ) indicated either that it was the last of the sacramental unctions ( after the anointings at Baptism, Confirmation and, if received, Holy Orders ) or because at that time it was normally administered only when a patient was in extremis.

Here Confirmation, the cross in baptism, private baptism, the use of the surplice, kneeling at the communion, reading the Apocrypha ; and subscription to the BCP and Articles were all touched on.

On May 25, 1939, Merton received Confirmation at Corpus Christi, and took the confirmation name James.

Confirmation was later provided by Dr. Jürgen Tautz, a bee researcher at Würzburg University ’ s Biocenter.

The 1917 Code of Canon Law, while recommending that Confirmation be delayed until about seven years of age, allowed it be given at an earlier age.

Confirmation in the context of Reform Judaism is mentioned officially for the first time in an ordinance issued by the Jewish consistory of the kingdom of Westphalia at Cassel in 1810.

Confirmation was at first excluded from the synagogue, because, like every innovation, it met with stern opposition from more traditional rabbis.

Confirmation of this improvement was shown in a skillful pass made by Jenson Button, overtaking Jacques Villeneuve at the fast Pouhon corner at Spa-Francorchamps, in the rain, and around the outside.

The organization held die-ins and sleep-ins, provided freshman orientation for Harvard Medical School students, negotiated successfully with a major pharmaceutical corporation, affected state and national AIDS polices, pressured health care insurers to provide coverage for people with AIDS, influenced the thinking of some of the nation's most influential researchers, served on the Massachusetts committee that created the nation's first online registry of clinical trials for AIDS treatments, distributed information and condoms to the congregation at Cardinal Bernard Francis Law Confirmation Sunday services at Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Boston, and made aerosolized pentamidine an accessible treatment in New England.

After an unauthorized visit to administer the Sacrament of Confirmation to about 100 lay people at the Benedictine Monastery of the Holy Cross in Nova Friburgo, Brazil, in the State of Rio de Janeiro.

His play The Confirmation was produced in 1979 at Princeton's McCarter Theater and starred Herschel Bernardi.

Confirmation by the White House of the CAB's decision to let Caledonian fly US-originating charter passengers to Britain made it at the time the only airline permitted to cater to the IT market on both sides of the Atlantic.

Cordero, a devout Catholic, received the rite of Confirmation at fourteen years old from Bishop Juan Alejo de Arizmendi ( 1760 – 1814 ), the first Puerto Rican to be consecrated Bishop in San Juan.

For 15 years he continued his work as vicar general and pastor of St. Malachy's, and assisted Archbishop Ryan in ordaining priests, administering Confirmation, dedicating churches, chapels and schools, officiating at the reception of novices and at the solemn profession of numerous nuns in the archdiocese.

Confirmation of his status on Leno's new prime time show came later than that of Eubanks, weeks after the end of Leno's tenure on The Tonight Show, which led to speculation that he would not appear at all.

* Confirmation and extension of the Wehlau-Bromberg treaty, Warsaw 1688, scan, hosted at ieg-mainz. de

* Confirmation and extension of the Wehlau-Bromberg treaty, Warsaw 1688, transcription, hosted at ieg-mainz. de

* Confirmation and extension of the Wehlau-Bromberg treaty, Warsaw 1698, scan, hosted at ieg-mainz. de

Roman Catholic children in Ireland who make their Confirmation ( typically at age eleven ) are encouraged to promise, or " take the pledge ", not to drink alcohol until they are at least 18 ( the legal drinking age in Ireland ).