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'''Chrismation''' (sometimes called '''Confirmationconfirmation''') is the [[Sacramentsacrament]] by which a person, who has been [[Baptismbaptism|Baptizedbaptized]] is granted the gift of the [[Holy Spirit]] through anointing with oil. As Baptism is a person's participation in the death and [[Pascha|Resurrection]] of [[Jesus Christ|Christ]], so Chrismation chrismation is a person’s participation in the Coming coming of the Holy Spirit at [[Pentecost]].
==Theology and Practice ==
Unlike in the Western churches (e.g., the [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] and [[Anglican Communion|Anglican]] churches) where confirmation is typically reserved to those of "the age of reason," Chrismation in the Orthodox Church is normally administered to infants immediately after [[baptism]] and immediately before one’s first reception of Holy Communion.