Vienne nr. Lyon
INFORMATION
Font ID: 03646VIE
Object Type: Baptistery
Font Century and Period/Style: 4th - 5th century, Early Christian
Church / Chapel Name: Baptistery [disappeared]
Church Address: [NB: address & coordinates given for the cathedral] 2 Pl. Saint-Paul, 38200 Vienne, France
Site Location: Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Vienne is about 25 km S of Lyon. The baptistery site is located by the cathedral complex
Font Notes:
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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
UTM: 31T 646273 5042888
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 45.524167, 4.873056
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 45° 31′ 27″ N, 4° 52′ 23″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: unknown
Drainage System: Intake acqueduct
Drainage Notes: [cf. Notes on Font]
REFERENCES
- Corblet, Jules, Histoire dogmatique, liturgique et archéologique du sacrement de baptême, Paris: V. Palme, 1881-1882, vol. 2, p. 75