Autun No. 1
INFORMATION
Font ID: 03585AUT
Object Type: Baptistery
Font Century and Period/Style: Early Christian
Church / Chapel Name: Baptistère de St-Jean-de-la-Grotte [disappeared]
Church Address: [NB: address & coordinates given for Saint-Jean-de-la-Grotte & the cathedral]
Site Location: Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D46, in the historical centre of the city
Font Notes:
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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
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 46.949781, 4.29942
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, vol. 2, p. 53