Auxerre
INFORMATION
Font ID: 03589AUX
Object Type: Baptistery
Font Century and Period/Style: 9th century, Early Christian / Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Baptistère de St-Jean, near the cathedral of St-Étienne
Church Patron Saint(s): St. John?
Church Address: [NB: address & coordinates given for the cathedral] Pl. Saint-Étienne, 89000 Auxerre, France
Site Location: Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France, Europe
Directions to Site: The baptistery was part of the cathedral complex
Font Notes:
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Corblet informs that in the 9th century the baptistery of St-Jean was rebuilt near the cathedral of St-Étienne by "le V. Héribald, évêque d'Auxerre [...] et en fit la dédicace un 23 décembre." (Corblet, 1881-1882, v. 2, p. 59)
COORDINATES
UTM: 31T 542902 5293997
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 47.7979, 3.5729
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 47° 47′ 52.44″ N, 3° 34′ 22.44″ 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. 59