Summary
Stjepan Pantelić: Croatian Baptistery
In this book, theologian Stjepan Pantelić deals with the significance and history of Višeslav's baptismal font, which today is preserved in the Museum of Archaeological Monuments in Split. In the first part of the book, the author discusses with many scientists about the dating of the baptistery and proves that the baptistery was built in the 8th century, and not in the 9th century, as many claim. In the second part of the book, he talks about the role of the baptistery in the Christianization of Croats, while in the third part he investigates the arrival of the White Croats from Polablje. The book also contains a rich bibliography.
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