Nepi
INFORMATION
Font ID: 08110NEP
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: 1577
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century
Church / Chapel Name: Chiesa dell'Assunta / Duomo di Nepi / Basilica concattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta e Sant’Anastasia
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the S nave
Church Patron Saint(s): The Assumption of St. Mary
Church Notes: 5thC church destroyed in Lombard invasion; re-built 12thC; burned down 1798; re-built 1818-1840
Church Address: Via Luigi Cadorna, 6, 01036 Nepi VT, Italy -- Tel.: +39 0761 557919
Site Location: Viterbo, Lazio, Italy, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the SS311-SP38 crossroads, 10 km WSW of Civita Castellan, 25-30 km SE of Viterbo
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocesi di Civita Castellana
Font Notes:
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The entry for this church in Antiquaviva Altervista [https://antiquaviva.altervista.org/nepi/nepi-le-chiese/duomo-di-nepi-2/] [accessed 29 May 2025] mentions a baptismal font of 1577 in this church: "Nella navata di destra la prima cappella contiene la fonte battesimale datata 1577." [NB: a baptismal font is also reported in the nearby Chiesa di San Pietro Apostolo, but without date or any other detail] [source: https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiesa_di_San_Pietro_Apostolo_(Nepi) [accessed 29 May 2025]].
COORDINATES
UTM: 33T 281113 4680098
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.2424, 12.347
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 14′ 32.64″ N, 12° 20′ 49.2″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
INSCRIPTION
Inscription Language: numbers
Inscription Text: "1577"
Inscription Source: http://www.nepi.info/duomo.htm