Baptismal Font - Ollioules, France
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N 43° 08.378 E 005° 50.826
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This old baptismal font can be seen inside the Église Saint-Laurent, a catholic church located at Place Victor Clément in the French commune of Ollioules.
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Location: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Date Posted: 01/25/2017
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Originally, the église Saint-Laurent contained only a nave preceded by a choir. The evolution of the population will require, from 1517 a first expansion. The church is then endowed with collateral, a bell tower that surmounts the apse and a bell tower. In 1652 six side chapels are added. The XIXth century will be the source of new developments. The creation of a tribune for the organ and the replacement of the pavement (with the tombstones that it contains) by a tiling.
In this building with three naves finished in cul-de-four discoveries are numerous: a baroque virgin in white marble, baptismal font from the former Franciscan abbey, an oak pulpit carved with bas-reliefs depicting the martyr of Saint-Laurent, the work of the Toulon artist Bonnegrâce, not to mention a fabulous acoustic.
The église Saint-Laurent is classified as historical monuments since 1982. It is open daily from 10am to 6pm.
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