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Nikola Mutavdi22

HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE

INSTITUTION OF GODPARENTS IN SACRAMENTAL
LIFE OF THE ANCIENT CHURCH

Abstract
The aim of this paper is a brief overview of the origin and development of the insti-
tution of godparents in the first five centuries of the Church. The scientists often suppose
number of external factors that caused the emergence of godparents in Church, but never-
theless, it is the institution which is par excellence Christian. Final shaping of the godpar-
enthood as we know it today is related to the period of the fifth century, while in the time
that preceded there are two mutually independent institutions with characteristics that we
recognize in the later godparenthood. The first of these institutions was directly related to
the Baptism of adults and concerned with the testimony of their faith and sincere intention
to become Christians. The second one was related to administering Baptism of children
and concerned with the answering and active participation in the Baptism in the name of
the child, and was closely related to the very act of the Sacrament of Baptism, which was
not the case with the aforementioned, which had strictly prebaptismal character. Each of
these institutions was conditional, therefore, not legally binding. Predominace of baptiz-
ing children after the fourth century caused the synthesis of these two institutions, which
will result in the emergence of godparenthood and in godparenthood becoming the indis-
pensable part of every Baptism.
Keywords: Baptism, godparenthood, godparent, anadochos, witness, surety

22University of Belgrade, Faculty of Orthodox Theology, mutavdzicnikola1992@gma-

il.com