Lyon No. 5 / Liyon / Lugdunum
Image copyright © Baptisteria Sacra Index, 2023
CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0
Results: 27 records
view of font
view of basin - detail
view of church exterior - west portal - detail
view of church exterior
view of church exterior
view of church interior - plan
view of church interior - nave - detail
view of church interior - nave - detail
view of church interior - ceiling
view of church interior - column - detail
view of church interior - column - detail
view of church interior - column - detail
view of church interior - mosaic
view of church interior - monument
view of church interior - ceiling
view of church interior - ceiling
view of church interior - retable
view of church interior - altar and retable
view of church interior - painting
view of church interior - detail
view of church interior - detail
view of church interior - detail
view of church interior - arcade - detail
view of church interior - crypt - looking west
view of church interior - crypt - looking east
view of church interior - ceiling - boss
INFORMATION
Font ID: 19448LYO
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Date Visited: 2014-08-22
Font Century and Period/Style: 19th century (late), Modern
Church / Chapel Name: Basilique Notre Dame de Fourvière
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Notes: built 1872-1884 by architect Pierre Bossan in the former old Roman forum of Trajan
Church Address: 8 Place de Fourvière, 69005 Lyon, France -- Tel.: +33 4 78 25 13 01
Site Location: Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located in the heights of Lyon, where the former Roman forum was
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Lyon
Font Notes:
Click to view
Baptismal font of red-ochre marble, consisting of a trefoil-shaped basin and a polygonal pedestal base decorated with a graded moulding. The font has a tall backdrop on which is a large seraphim.
COORDINATES
UTM: 31T 641722 5069275
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 45.7625, 4.8225
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 45° 45′ 45″ N, 4° 49′ 21″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, marble
Font Shape: trefoiled, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: trefoil
Basin Exterior Shape: trefoil
Drainage System: no drainage system