Font
The baptistry of the Cathedral, situated at the main entrance, speaks of the primacy of baptism, the first sacrament, the beginning of the Christian life. The font is the original font of the Cathedral, dating from 1907. The pool was added in 1994. Its shape is a "footprint" of the Cathedral itself. The three steps leading down into the font suggest the three days Jesus lay in the tomb.
The
inscription around the font is from the first letter of St. Peter in
the New Testament. "But you are a chosen race, a royal
priesthood, a holy nation, God's own people, that you may declare
the wonderful deeds of God who called you out of darkness into
marvelous light" (I Peter). At the threshold of this "house of
God, gate of heaven," we are reminded that by baptism we, too, are
temples of God - the dwelling-place of the Holy Spirit.