Autun No. 3
INFORMATION
Font ID: 03587AUT
Object Type: Baptistery
Font Century and Period/Style: Early Christian
Church / Chapel Name: Baptistère de St-Andoche [disappeared]
Church Address: [NB: address & coordinates given for Abbey of Saint-Andoche] 71400 Autun, France
Site Location: Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France, Europe
Directions to Site: The site of the abbey is located off the D46, about 500 m N of the cathedral
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 children only.
COORDINATES
UTM: 31T 598561 5200311
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 46.949, 4.2952
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 46° 56′ 56.4″ N, 4° 17′ 42.72″ 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