Draguignan / Saint-Hermentaire
INFORMATION
Font ID: 10447DRA
Object Type: Baptistery?
Font Century and Period/Style: Early Christian
Church / Chapel Name: [Gallo-Roman ruins near the Hermitage Saintt-Hermentaire]
Church Notes: the present chapel is listed in Mérimée [ref.: PA00081790]: "La chapelle se présente actuellement comme un édifice composite, objet de nombreux remaniements opérés en quatre étapes successives : Haut-Moyen-Age ou 11e ou 12e siècle (construction), 13e siècle, second quart du 16e siècle et, enfin, dernier quart du 17e siècle. Le clocher-mur actuel est une réalisation du 19e siècle."
Church Address: 744 chemin de Saint-Hermentaire, 83300 Draguignan, France
Site Location: Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, Europe
Directions to Site: the ruins are located 2 km SW of Draguignan; Draguignan itself is located WNW of Frejus
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Fréjus-Toulon
Font Notes:
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Described in 'Les premiers monuments...' (1995-1998) as a baptistery in the Early Christian church located in the Gallo-Roman ruins near the Hermitage Saintt-Hermentaire. The entry for Draguignan in La sauvegarde de l'Art...
[https://www.sauvegardeartfrancais.fr/wp/wp-content/uploads/draguignan-c6.pdf] [accessed 17 August 2025] includes an article by J.T. which refers to a baptistery located on the west side of the quadrangular 6th-century church here; no further details given.
[https://www.sauvegardeartfrancais.fr/wp/wp-content/uploads/draguignan-c6.pdf] [accessed 17 August 2025] includes an article by J.T. which refers to a baptistery located on the west side of the quadrangular 6th-century church here; no further details given.
COORDINATES
UTM: 32T 294326 4822704
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 43.528953, 6.454757
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 43° 31′ 44.23″ N, 6° 27′ 17.12″ E
REFERENCES
- Les premiers monuments chrétiens de la France, Paris: A. Picard ; Ministère ce la culture et de la francophonie, Direction du patrimoine, Sous-direction de l'archéologue, 1995-1998, vol. 1: p. 151-154