baptized
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French bishops report that 13,234 adults were baptized this year in the country.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
That same sea that baptized me is, for thousands of others, a grave.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
Saint Augustine and the Dominican friar who baptized me.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
In his recent memoir, Pratt recounted his conversion — actor Stephen Baldwin baptized him in a river during the 2009 season of the reality show “I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2026
One Sunday at a camp-meeting, when Gabriel was twelve years old and was to be baptized, Deborah and Florence stood on the banks of a river along with all the other folks and watched him.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
