A partir de 1555, le catholique royaume de France connaît l’implantation d’Eglises dites réformées selon l’Evangile. Opposés sur de nombreux sujets théologiques, catholiques et réformés reconnaissent toutefois mutuellement la validité du baptême reçu dans l’autre confession. Cette thèse explore la réalité de cette reconnaissance mutuelle et l’apport du baptême à l’identité réformée, en privilégiant les sources des provinces synodales de l’Ouest. D’une part, elle s’appuie sur une étude de textes (Confession de foi, Discipline ecclésiastique, la Forme d’administrer le baptême, catéchismes, sermons…) et de la controverse religieuse. D’autre part, elle s’intéresse à la pratique à travers des registres de baptêmes, délibérations des consistoires et actes de synodes, ego-documents, l’iconographie et la réglementation royale. Les principales tensions concernent d’abord les cérémonies du baptême catholique, pour ensuite se cristalliser autour de la doctrine catholique de la nécessité absolue du baptême pour le salut des enfants, révélant en parallèle des divisions internes aux réformés. Le « rituel » du baptême, selon les textes et des récits d’observateurs, reflète une sobriété de la liturgie. La présentation des enfants au baptême par des parrains et marraines est soumise à des règles précises sous le contrôle des consistoires ; elle sert ainsi la cohésion de la communauté. Les actes de baptêmes révèlent un vocabulaire et des modèles de parrainage particuliers, tandis que la préférence pour un prénom de l’Ancien Testament n’est que partiellement confirmée. Le pouvoir royal se sert du baptême comme instrument dans sa volonté de ramener les réformés à la foi catholique, avant de l’interdire par l’édit de Fontainebleau (1685), révoquant l’édit de Nantes. Les résultats montrent le baptême réformé comme élément d’une identité confessionnelle réformée. / By the year 1555, the catholic kingdom of France affronted the settlement of Churches "being reformed according to the Gospel". Being on conflict with many subjects, Catholic and Reformed nevertheless mutually recognize baptism received in the opposite confession. Focusing on the Western synodal provinces, this thesis explores the reality of mutual recognition and the contribution of baptism to the reformed identity. On the one hand, the study concerns texts (Confession of Faith, Church Order, the Baptism's Form, catechisms, sermons) as well as religious controversy. On the other hand, the study examines baptismal practice bu baptism records, consistoty records and synod proceedings, egodocuments and the royal regulation. Where in the beginning the principal tensions concern catholic baptism ceremonies, later on, they cristallize on catholic doctrine of the absolute necessity of baptism for infants' salvation, revealing in the meantime internal discordance amongst the Reformed. The 'ritual' of baptism, according to texts and observational writings reveals a sobre liturgy. The presentation of infants by godparents is submitted to several rules being surveyed by the consistories, which make it contribute to community cohesion. Baptismal records reveal some typical vocabulary and godparent models ; the supposed preference for Old Testament given names could only partially be confirmed. The King used baptism as an instrument to bring the Reformed back to the Catholic faith, before banning it by the edict of Revocation (1685)

Purpose of the following work is to put near not only concrete course of wedding and baptismal ceremonies in provincial environment, it has also show of what role at these ceremonies played their immediate participants ? godfathers and wedding witnesses. Basic characteristic of all the sample recorded persons would be enable to answer questions if within small rural sociality existed its elite part which had fundamental share on its behaviour. The most important origin for research of this theme were church registers which for any single event namely recorded participation of the witness of baptism or marriage, his socio-profession position and geographical origin. Important role then played fact what particular requirements lay then society on men participating thus especial events. It was also explored question to what degree is possible thru godparents and wedding witnesses to peep into mentality and behaviour then rural sociality. Rating socio-vocational submission and place of origin of these persons emerged that the choice of witness of baptism or marriage wasn't casual and underlay to many established habits and rules. Especially at choice of godparents was more than evident that the important factor were to be familiar and well-disposed relationships within closest surroundings of every person. To men witnessing by weddings was distinctive their good property and social background, decisive role at selection of wedding witness also played possibility of representation newly married couple and their families in the eyes of others neighbours. By approach particular persons which postured in roles of witnesses or godparents most frequently was confirmed that also in rural environment subsisted small range of individuals which is possible to characterize as a local top of society. By setting this top of society into the total context allowed to achieve if and to what degree this very narrow group of inhabitants was segregate from the others. In terms of this research was more likely confirmed that the rural man was limited more by geographical than social territory. On the basis of informations about persons participating on baptisms or weddings is possible to assume that the individual parts of society were interconnected through a number of hidden familiar and friendly structures which were fundamental to its behaviour.

Cette thèse a pour objectif de comprendre l’usage de la parenté spirituelle à Lyon aux XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles. Deux éléments sont à prendre en compte dans le contexte : la croissance de la population et l’affirmation de la Réforme catholique. L’étude a pour cadre Saint-Nizier, paroisse du centre de la ville avec une forte diversité sociale. Des analyses sociales précises permettent d’examiner la complexité des relations sociales et la souplesse du parrainage, les stratégies et comportements décelables.Les registres paroissiaux constituent la source principale. Cette thèse souhaite également attirer l’attention sur la richesse que l’étude des relations de parenté spirituelle apporte à l’histoire sociale urbaine. Cette source classique nous permet d’aborder l’histoire religieuse d’un point de vue social. / This research aims to understand the use of spiritual kinship in Lyons during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries with a double context: urban population was in expansion while the Catholic Reformation was pre-eminent. The setting of this study is the parish of Saint-Nizier, which was located right in the town centre and presented real social variety. We want to investigate the complexity of social relationships and the flexibility of godparenthood, the strategies and behaviours which can be detected, thanks to precise social analyses.The main source is the parish registers. This research also aspires to call attention to the richness that spiritual relationships provide in urban social history. This classic source allows us to tackle religious history from a social point of view.

The birth and the baptism of child were significant events in the life of people in all historical periods. This diploma thesis demonstrates meaning of the baptism rite and its reflection in the urban society in the Early Modern Age. In comparison to bachelor thesis was used more sources. The research of six families memoirs is supplied with analysis of parish register of Český Krumlov town from 1662 to 1666. Sources of religious area represents catholic, evangelical and Lutheral clerical works and especially polemics. Wider spectrum of sources made possible deeper sight at meaning of baptism and confrontation between religious order and everyday practice in baptism and godparenthood in towns in the 16. and 17. centuries.