Vienne nr. Lyon

INFORMATION

FontID: 03646VIE
Object Type: Baptistery
Church/Chapel: Baptistery [disappeared]
Church Location: [NB: address & coordinates given for the cathedral] 2 Pl. Saint-Paul, 38200 Vienne, France
Country Name: France
Location: Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Directions to Site: Vienne is about 25 km S of Lyon. The baptistery site is located by the cathedral complex
Century and Period: 4th - 5th century, Early Christian
Font Notes:
Corblet (1881-1882) reports that St-Avit of Vienne [b. ca. 450; died either 518 or 525] had the old baptistery of Vienne totally rebuilt, ornamenting it with rich works in marble and mosaic, and he also had built an acqueduct to carry the water for the baptismal basin.

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 45.524167, 4.873056
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 45° 31′ 27″ N, 4° 52′ 23″ E
UTM: 31T 646273 5042888

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: unknown
Drainage Notes: [cf. Notes on Font]

REFERENCES

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