Octava Infantium

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Octava Infantium [1]

(eighth [day] of the babes) was a frequent designation of the first Sunday after Easter, so called in reference to the newly baptized as born of God. See Siegel, Christliche Alterthumer, 1:208 sq.; Riddle, Christian Antiquities, p. 677.

References

  1. ↑ Octava Infantium from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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