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view of church exterior - northwest view

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view of font and cover in context

Scene Description: the 18th-century font and rim-buffet cover

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INFORMATION

FontID: 19110ALE
Church/Chapel: Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste d'Alès [ancien prieuré roman; ancienne collégiale médiévale]
Church Patron Saints: St. John the Baptist
Church Location: 30100 Alès, France
Country Name: France
Location: Gard, Occitanie
Directions to Site: Located S of Saint-Martin-de-Valgalgues, N of Saint-Christol-lès-Alès, 40 km NNW of Nîmes
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Nîmes
Historical Region: Cévennes
Century and Period: 12th century, Romanesque
Church Notes: church originally Romanesque, 12thC; perhaps on the site of a Carolingian one, itself on a Roman temple. Listed in Mérimée [ref.: PA00102948]: "constructions de plusieurs époques : prieuré roman ; collégiale médiévale ; cathédrale depuis 1694. De l'église primitive subsistent encore d'importantes parties (nef et clocher). L'église romane aurait été à peu près conservée intacte jusqu'au 18e siècle".
The present font is modern; it consists of a shallow gadrooned basin on a slended pedestal base. The font cover is of the rim-buffet type, cylindrical, with two doors opening at the front; decorated top matches the decor on the font. Listed in Palissy [ref.: PM30000019]: "fonts baptismaux [...] marbre [...] 18e siècle". [NB: we have no information on the ofnt of the original 12th-century church here].

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 44.123421, 4.07707
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 44° 7′ 24.32″ N, 4° 4′ 37.45″ E
UTM: 31T 586174 4886145