At the time of the Reformation, it was German law that children age 12 were to be confirmed and communed. In the Roman Church, it was between the ages of 7 and 12. During the age of pietism in the Lutheran Church in the mid-17th century, more emphasis was placed on the prepatory nature of confirmation instruction for reception of the Lord's Supper, thus the age of confirmation/first communion was raised to 14-16 years old.
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