Nikópolis / Nicopolis

INFORMATION

Font ID: 07615NIC
Object Type: Baptismal Font3
Font Date: 550-575 A.D.
Font Century and Period/Style: 6th century, Early Christian
Church / Chapel Name: Early Christian Basilica of Doumetios
Font Location in Church: In the narthex
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Demetrius [aka Demetrios, Demetrius of Thessalonica, Demtrius of Thessaloniki]
Site Location: Préveza, Epirus, Greece, Europe
Directions to Site: Located 6-7 km N of Preveza, on the peninsula between the Ionian Sea and the Gulf of Arta
Font Notes:
Listed in Palol (1967: 154 fn25) as one of several Greek batisteries located in the N area of the church, the narthex in this case. [The web page of the Ministry of Culture, Greece, identifies the site as "Basilica A (of Doumetios)" -- www.culture.gr/2/21/212/21208a/e212ha02.html]