Bapteste

INFORMATION

FontID: 04467BAP
Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale
Country Name: France
Location: Lot-et-Garonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Directions to Site: This archaeological site is located near the village of Moncrabeau, on the D219, about 10 km N of Condom.
Font Location in Church: The baptistery is linked to the eastern apse of the church by a narthex
Described in Delcor (1973) as an octagonal baptistery which is linked to the eastern apse of the little parish church; he points out that the town, Bapteste, owes its name to the presence of the baptistery.

REFERENCES

Delcor, M., "Les cuves romanes et leur figuration en Roussillon, Cerdagne et Conflent", 4, Cahiers Saint-Michel-de-Cuxa, 1973, pp. 96-109, 4 pl.; r["References"]