"It's the same reason why we want things like marriage licenses and baptismal certificates."
Like the baptismal certificate, the original of this document did not survive.
She got a false baptismal certificate for the boy and kept him at home.
Married at 16, he forged a baptismal certificate and joined the Army.
In Quebec, a baptismal certificate is sufficient identification to receive a passport.
Lamebull's family hadn't known exactly how old she was until some time around 2005 when they found a baptismal certificate which may be hers.
Instead, the state now accepts baptismal certificates, driver licenses and other documentation.
The restaurant refused to accept a baptismal certificate with Rachel's date of birth on it.
She demanded to see it in ink on the baptismal certificate.
The baptismal certificate she had purchased at a Christian book and gift store, then aged by leaving it outside in the sun.