Benabbio in Bagni di Lucca

INFORMATION

Font ID: 08076BEN
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: 1564
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century(mid)
Church / Chapel Name: Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta a Benabbio
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): The Assumption of St. Mary
Church Notes: church documented 1260
Church Address: Piazza S. Maria, 2, Bagni di Lucca, località Benabbio, 55022 Bagni di Lucca LU, Italy -- Tel.: +39 0583 804015
Site Location: Lucca, Toscana, Italy, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the SP55, in the municipality of Bagni di Lucca, itself 19 km NNE of Lucca capital
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocesi di Lucca
Additional Comments: disappeared font? (the one from the 13thC church here: it received the rights to baptism 1385)
Font Notes:
Baptismal font dated to 1564 [by an inscription?] [source: http://www.luccaedintorni.it/chiese/bagnidilucca.htm] [NB: the church had received baptismal rights in 1385 "nel 1385, ottenne la concessione del Fonte Battesimale (prima chiesa parrocchiale della pievania ad ottenerlo)" source: http://www.contadolucchese.it/Bagni_di_Lucca_6.htm [accessed 25 May 2025]]

COORDINATES

UTM: 32T 628541 4872969
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 43.99862, 10.60323
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 43° 59′ 55.03″ N, 10° 36′ 11.63″ E