!!!Firmung Confirmation, sacrament of the Roman Catholic Church. For Catholics, confirmation means the conferring of the Holy Spirit complementing baptism Confirmation is conferred by a bishop or by a pastor empowered by him. In Austrian, confirmation has the character of a popular feast. Traditionally, confirmands are taken on an excursion and receive a present (such as a watch) from their sponsors. %%language [Back to the Austrian Version|AEIOU/Firmung|class='wikipage austrian'] %% [{FreezeArticle author='AEIOU' template='Lexikon_1995_englisch'}] [{ALLOW view All}][{ALLOW comment All}][{ALLOW edit FreezeAdmin}]