Angouleme No. 1 / Angoulême / Engoleime / Engoulaeme

INFORMATION

FontID: 04470ANG

Object Type: Baptistery

Church/Chapel: Eglise cathédrale Saint-Pierre d'Angoulême

Church Patron Saints: St. Peter

Church Location: 18 Rue Fénelon, 16000 Angoulême, France -- Tel.: +33 5 45 37 38 13

Country Name: France

Location: Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Directions to Site: Located at the N10-N14 crossroads, 110 km ENE of Bordeaux, 100 km W of Limoges

Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Angoulême

Historical Region: Charente

Century and Period: 12th century (early), Romanesque

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Described in Delcor (1973) as an exceptional baptistery, exceptional on account of its late construction date, the first half of the 12th century.

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 45.648889, 0.151667

Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 45° 38′ 56″ N, 0° 9′ 6″ E

UTM: 31T 278058 5058984

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.; p. 99