Avignon No. 2

INFORMATION

FontID: 03590AVI
Church/Chapel: Cathedral of Notre-Dame-des-Doms
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary
Church Location: Pl. du Palais, 84000 Avignon, France
Country Name: France
Location: Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Directions to Site: Located on the S bank of the river, just N of the Palais des Papes
Font Location in Church: In the chapelle de St-Sauveur (formerly called de St-Jean)
Corblet states that "l'ancienne chapelle de Saint-Jean, dite aujourd'hui [i.e., ca. 1881] de Saint-Sauveur", the same which now houses the 16th [17th?] century font, occupies a part of the site of the old baptistery which is said to have been built on a circular plan. (Corblet, 1881-1882, v. 2, p. 59-60)

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 43.951667, 4.8075
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 43° 57′ 6″ N, 4° 48′ 27″ E
UTM: 31T 645033 4868093

REFERENCES

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