Autun No. 1

INFORMATION

FontID: 03585AUT

Object Type: Baptistery

Church/Chapel: Baptistère de St-Jean-de-la-Grotte [disappeared]

Church Location: [NB: address & coordinates given for Saint-Jean-de-la-Grotte & the cathedral]

Country Name: France

Location: Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Directions to Site: Located off the D46, in the historical centre of the city

Century and Period: Early Christian

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Reported by Corblet (1881-1882) a one of several baptisteries "du temps de saint Léger" known to have existed in Autun; this one was assigned for the baptism of men only.

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 46.949781, 4.29942

Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 46° 56′ 59.21″ N, 4° 17′ 57.91″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: unknown

REFERENCES

Corblet, Jules, Histoire dogmatique, liturgique et archéologique du sacrement de baptême, Paris: V. Palme, 1881-1882