Lyon No. 7 / Liyon / Lugdunum

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Scene Description: posted outside the church

Image Source: digital photograph taken 14 August 2014 by BSI

information

Image Source: field-work notes taken on site 14 August 2014

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view of basin - detail

Scene Description: the modern font

Image Source: digital photograph taken 14 August 2014 by BSI

view of basin - detail

Image Source: digital photograph taken 14 August 2014 by BSI

view of church exterior - north façade

Scene Description: NB: this church is oriented to the south

Image Source: digital photograph taken 14 August 2014 by BSI

view of church exterior - north portal

Scene Description: NB: this church is oriented to the south

Image Source: digital photograph taken 14 August 2014 by BSI

view of church exterior - statue

Scene Description: St. Bonaventure

Image Source: digital photograph taken 14 August 2014 by BSI

view of church exterior - statue - detail

Scene Description: St. Bonaventure

Image Source: digital photograph taken 14 August 2014 by BSI

view of church interior - chapel

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]

Image Source: digital photograph taken 14 August 2014 by BSI

view of font and cover

Scene Description: the modern font

Image Source: digital photograph taken 14 August 2014 by BSI

view of font and cover in context

Image Source: digital photograph taken 14 August 2014 by BSI

view of font and cover in context

Scene Description: the modern font

Image Source: digital photograph taken 14 August 2014 by BSI

view of font cover

Scene Description: probably the same date as the font, the 19th century

Image Source: digital photograph taken 14 August 2014 by BSI

INFORMATION

FontID: 19450LYO

Church/Chapel: Eglise Saint-Bonaventure

Church Patron Saints: St. Bonaventure

Church Location: 26 Rue de la République, 69002 Lyon, France -- Tel.: +33 4 78 37 83 55

Country Name: France

Location: Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Directions to Site: Located in Place des Cordeliers and rue de la République, Lyon, 2e arrondisement

Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Lyon

Century and Period: 14th century, Gothic

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

Font Notes: Click to view font notes

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

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 45.763144, 4.836905

Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 45° 45′ 47.32″ N, 4° 50′ 12.86″ E

UTM: 31T 642841 5069373