Lyon No. 7 / Liyon / Lugdunum
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Results: 13 records
view of font and cover
Scene Description: the modern font
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view of basin - detail
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view of basin - detail
Scene Description: the modern font
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view of church exterior - statue - detail
Scene Description: St. Bonaventure
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view of church exterior - statue
Scene Description: St. Bonaventure
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view of church exterior - north portal
Scene Description: NB: this church is oriented to the south
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view of church exterior - north façade
Scene Description: NB: this church is oriented to the south
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view of font and cover in context
Scene Description: the modern font
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view of font and cover in context
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view of church interior - chapel
![the baptistery chapel, at the northeast corner [NB: the orientation is reversed from the usual, as the church is oriented to the south]](/static-50478a99ec6f36a15d6234548c59f63da52304e5/compressed/1140928095_compressed.png)
Scene Description: the baptistery chapel, at the northeast corner [NB: the orientation is reversed from the usual, as the church is oriented to the south]
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view of font cover
Scene Description: probably the same date as the font, the 19th century
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information
Scene Description: posted outside the church
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information
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 19450LYO
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Date Visited: 2014-08-22
Font Century and Period/Style: 14th century, Gothic
Church / Chapel Name: Église Saint-Bonaventure
Font Location in Church: [disappeared]
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Bonaventure
Church Notes: present church built 1325-1327; expanded in late 15thC ***THE CHURCH IS ORIENTED TO THE SOUTH*** so: main entrance is on the North; the altar is on the South; facing the altar, the right is the West; the left is the EAST
Church Address: 26 Rue de la République, 69002 Lyon, France -- Tel.: +33 4 78 37 83 55
Site Location: Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located in Place des Cordeliers and rue de la République, Lyon, 2e arrondisement
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Lyon
Additional Comments: disappeared font? (the one from the original mid-14thC church here)
Font Notes:
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The present font is noted in Penlou (2008) as neo-Gothic; the date given for the font, as well, as the sculptural group in the baptistery chapel, is in the mid-19th century. On-site notes: this font is located Inside the church, inside the first chapel on the left , which, given the south orientation of this church, it is on the east side. Height of the modern font: 104 cm; external diameter: 120-130 approx.; the wooden cover is modern and we did not have access to the interior.
COORDINATES
UTM: 31T 642841 5069373
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 45.763144, 4.836905
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 45° 45′ 47.32″ N, 4° 50′ 12.86″ E