Jane Austen Is Baptized

After Jane Austen was born, she was baptized by her father, George Austen, just like her other siblings. She was baptized at the Steventon Rectory, and the formal ceremony happened on April 5, 1776 at St. Nicholas' Church. She attended church at St. Nicholas' Church, and her father was the reverend and rector of the church.

Butler, Marilyn. Jane Austen, Oxford University Press USA - OSO, 2007. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://ebookcentral-proquest-come.pointloma.idm.oclc.org/lib/pointloma-....

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5 Apr 1776

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