Saint-Remy-de-Provence / Saint-Rémy-de-Provence / Sant Roumié de Prouvènço

INFORMATION

Font ID: 04063REM
Object Type: Baptistery
Date Visited: 2001-06-10
Font Century and Period/Style: 6th - 7th century, Early Christian
Cognate Fonts: The baptistery at St. George, Ezrah and the one at Riez were probably the models for this one (a/p Dictionnaire des églises..., (1966-)
Church / Chapel Name: now serves as porch to the église Sainte-Marie
Church Address: 11 Rue Pierre Rivarel, 13210 Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France
Site Location: Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D99, 20 km S of Avignon, 25 kms NE of Arles
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse d'Aix et Arles
Additional Comments: recycled baptistery (Syrian type): the hollowed baptistery structure became the porch of the new church dedicated to the Virgin in the 10th century.
Font Notes:
Described in the Dictionnaire des églises..., (1966-) as a baptistery dating from the 6th or 7th century built in the Syrian style after the one at the church of St. George at Ezrah and the one at Riez: it has a square external plan with an octagonal interior, with semi-circular niches in the four diagonal walls; it had two tubs, one for the pre-baptism cleansing of the catechumens, and another for the proper and formal immersion in the presence of the bishop. According to this same source, the hollowed baptistery structure became the porch of the new church dedicated to the Virgin in the 10th century. On-site notes: there is no visible trace of the baptistry now. The baptismal font in use at this church is a stylised marble object of the 18th or 19th century [cf. Images area]

COORDINATES

UTM: 31T 644870 4867653
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 43.94774, 4.80535
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 43° 56′ 51.86″ N, 4° 48′ 19.26″ E

REFERENCES

  • Dictionnaire des églises de France, Belgique, Luxembourg, Suisse, Paris: R. Laffont, 1966-, II D 147