Sens No. 1

INFORMATION

Font ID: 25896SEN
Object Type: Baptistery
Font Date: n.d.
Church / Chapel Name: [Baptistère de Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Sens]
Font Location in Church: [cf. FontNotes]
Church Patron Saint(s): St. John the Baptist
Church Address: on the present site of the catheedral: Place de la République, 89100 Sens, France -- Tel.: +33 3 86 65 06 57
Site Location: Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France, Europe
Directions to Site: [on the site of the present cathedral]
Ecclesiastic Region: Archidiocèse de Sens-Auxerre
Additional Comments: [disappeared baptistery]
Font Notes:
An early-Christian baptistery in this site is mentioned in Martin (2013). A baptistery dedicated to St. John the Baptist is also mentioned in the entry for Sens in Bourgogne médiévale [https://bourgognemedievale.com/departement-et-pays/yonne/pays-auxerrois/sens/] [accessed 14 September 2025]

COORDINATES

UTM: 31U 521082 5338335
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 48.1979, 3.2837
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 48° 11′ 52.44″ N, 3° 17′ 1.32″ E

REFERENCES

  • Martin, Annabelle, "The St John Portal and Baptistery at St Stephen's Cathedral, Sens", The Visual Culture of Baptism in the Middle Ages: Essays on Mediaeval Fonts, Settings and Beliefs, Farnham, Surrey: Ashgate, 2013, p. 31-48