Riom / Ricomagus

INFORMATION

FontID: 10454RIO
Church/Chapel: Baptistery to the south of the Eglise Saint-Bénigne
Country Name: France
Location: Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Directions to Site: Located 10-12 km N of Clermont-Ferrand
Font Location in Church: Located now in No. 5, place Saint-Jean
Century and Period: 4th - 5th century, Early Christian
Early-Christian baptistery built in the 5th century by Amable, a priest of Riom, and dedicated to St. John the Baptist; Augustinian church since 1077; parish church since 1548; converted into a saltpeter factory during the Revolution, it was reinstated to the cult 18 months later.

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