Engins No. 1
INFORMATION
Font ID: 03599ENG
Object Type: Baptistery
Font Century and Period/Style: Early Christian
Church / Chapel Name: Baptistery [disappeared]
Church Address: [NB: address & coordinates given for the cathedral complex] route Joseph Coynel, 38360 Engins, France
Site Location: Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D531B, 7-8 km W of Grenoble
Font Notes:
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Corblet relates how the ancient baptistery was demolished in the 11th century to become the heart of a church dedicated to the honour of St. John the Baptist. [see also the record for Engins No. 2] (Corblet, 1881-1882, v. 2, p. 62)
COORDINATES
UTM: 31T 705596 5006279
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 45.180014, 5.616792
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 45° 10′ 48.05″ N, 5° 37′ 0.45″ 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. 62