Annecy No. 1

INFORMATION

Font ID: 25903ANN
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Font Date: n.d.
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century, Late Gothic
Church / Chapel Name: Cathédrale Saint-Pierre d'Annecy
Font Location in Church: [disappeared]
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Peter
Church Notes: 16thC Franciscan priory chapel ; became cathedral in 1822 -- listed in Mérimée [ref.: PA00118342]: "1535 ; 1538"
Church Address: 2 Passage de la Cathédrale 74000 Annecy, France
Site Location: Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located at the confluence of the D1201 and the D1509, E of Hwy A41, about 30 km S of Geneva (Switzerland). This cathedral is located just a few blocks S of Notre-Dame-de-Liesse
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse d'Annecy
Additional Comments: disappeared font? (the one from the original church here)
Font Notes:
The present font is modern [NB: we have no information on the font of the 16th-century church here]

COORDINATES

UTM: 32T 276996 5086884
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 45.89935, 6.125189
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 45° 53′ 57.66″ N, 6° 7′ 30.68″ E