Sacrament in the Catholic Church
For an overview of other Christian interpretations, see
Confirmation.
The Seven Sacraments Altarpiece, by Rogier van der Weyden, depicting a Latin Church bishop administering confirmation in the 14th century
The sacrament of confirmation by Pietro Longhi
Confirmation in the Catholic Church is one of the seven sacraments.[1] It is also one of the three sacraments of initiation into the Catholic Church, the other two being Baptism and Holy Communion.[2]