Nice / Niça
INFORMATION
Font ID: 04060NIC
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century
Church / Chapel Name: Église Saint-Martin-et-Saint-Augustin de Nice / glèia San-Martin-Sant-Augustin
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Martin of Tours & St. Augustin
Church Address: Pl. Saint-Augustin, 06300 Nice, France -- Tel.: +33 4 93 92 60 45
Site Location: Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, Europe
Directions to Site: The church is located towards the N end of Vieux Nice and the Colline du Château
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Nice
Additional Comments: famous person baptised in this font: Giuseppe Garibaldi, in 1807
Font Notes:
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Listed in the Dictionnaire des églises... (1966-) as the baptismal font in which Giuseppe Garibaldi was baptised in 1807.
COORDINATES
UTM: 32T 361366 4839949
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 43.699617, 7.279506
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 43° 41′ 58.62″ N, 7° 16′ 46.22″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
REFERENCES
- Dictionnaire des églises de France, Belgique, Luxembourg, Suisse, Paris: R. Laffont, 1966-, II D 113