Lyon No. 2 / Liyon / Lugdunum
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Image Source: Corblet (1881: v. 2, p. 66)
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 03619LYO
Object Type: Baptismal Font3
Church / Chapel Name: In the crypt of St-Irénée
Site Location: Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
Ecclesiastic Region: Archidiocèse de Lyon
Font Notes:
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Corblet (1881-1882) reports Saint-Andéol's [cf. Notes on Authors] discovery that the Martyr's well in the crypt of Saint-Irénée was originally a baptismal "font". This font, which is depicted in Corblet as a rectangular, box-like object -not unlike the Greek font at Sandringham- was buried in the ground of the subterranean church, and it sat on a base of sand and gravel, which easily drained the water. It was later filled with the bones of the Martyrs of Lyon and, from then on, it was thought to be simply a well in the crypt. (Corblet, 1881-1882, v. 2, p. 66-67)
COORDINATES
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 45.755086, 4.813786
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 45° 45′ 18.31″ N, 4° 48′ 49.63″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, concrete
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: sunken font, rectangular
Basin Interior Shape: rectangular
Basin Exterior Shape: rectangular
Drainage System: [Through its base?]
Drainage Notes: The font rested on a base of sand and gravel
REFERENCES
- Corblet, Jules, Histoire dogmatique, liturgique et archéologique du sacrement de baptême, Paris: V. Palme, 1881-1882, vol. 2, p. 66-67