Angouleme No. 1 / Angoulême / Engoleime / Engoulaeme
INFORMATION
Font ID: 04470ANG
Object Type: Baptistery
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century (early), Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Église cathédrale Saint-Pierre d'Angoulême
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Peter
Church Address: 18 Rue Fénelon, 16000 Angoulême, France -- Tel.: +33 5 45 37 38 13
Site Location: Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Europe
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
Font Notes:
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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
UTM: 31T 278058 5058984
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 45.648889, 0.151667
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 45° 38′ 56″ N, 0° 9′ 6″ E
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