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 centuryThe 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]
^Oregon Catholic Press What is Confirmation?
^The Holy See. "Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church", Part 2, Section 2. The Seven Sacraments of the Church. 2005.
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