Gap
INFORMATION
Font ID: 03609GAP
Object Type: Baptistery
Font Century and Period/Style: Early Christian
Church / Chapel Name: Baptistery [disappeared]
Font Location in Church: Near the église de St-Jean, opposite the cathedral
Church Address: [NB: address & coordinates given for the cathedral complex] Pl. Saint-Arnoux, 05000 Gap, France
Site Location: Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located about 100 km S of Grenoble, W of the Lac de Serre-Ponçon
Font Notes:
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Corblet reports that, during the works around the église de St-Jean, opposite the cathedral, the foundations of a round baptistery were found. (Corblet, 1881-1882, v. 2, p. 63)
COORDINATES
UTM: 32T 267941 4938011
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 44.558056, 6.078056
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 44° 33′ 29″ N, 6° 4′ 41″ 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. 63