Longer Catechism (Orthodox) 13.299

Chapter 13 — Part I — Baptism

Section 299. Q. Whence have we the use of the sign of the Cross? A. From the very times of the Apostles. (See Dion. Areop. on the Eccl. Hier. cap. ii. and v.; also Tertull. de Coron. cap. iii.; de Resurr. cap. viii.)