Saint-Jean-Saverne No. 2 / Cella Sancti Iohannis / Saint-Jean-des-Choux / Sankt Johann bei Elsass-Zabern / Sankt Johann bei Zabern / Sankt Johann nächst Elsass-Zabern
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view of church exterior - northeast view
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INFORMATION
FontID: 19875SAV
Church/Chapel: Abbatiale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Saint-Jean-Saverne
Church Patron Saints: St. John the Baptist
Church Location: 67700 Saint-Jean-Saverne, France [coordinates given for the former abbey church]
Country Name: France
Location: Bas-Rhin, Grand Est
Directions to Site: Saint-Jean-Saverne is located off (N) the D619, about 45 km NW of Strasbourg. Other listed fonts also in this area (e.g.: Neuwiller-l-S., etc.)
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse of Strasbourg
Historical Region: Alsace / Parc naturel régional des Vosges du Nord
Century and Period: 12th century, Romanesque
Church Notes: 12thC church; listed in Mérimée [référence PA00084921]
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
The baptismal font in this church is modern, perhaps from the 18th-century renovation of the building; it consists of a hexagonal bulbous basin raised on a square pedestal base; metal basin insert with metal cover. [NB: cf. BSI entry for Saint-Jean-Saverne No. 1 for the other entry in BSI]].
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal:
48.7719,
7.3636
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS:
48° 46′ 18.84″ N,
7° 21′ 48.96″ E
UTM: 32U 379791 5403421