Baptistère Saint-Jean (Le Puy-en-Velay)
Baptistère Saint-Jean (Le Puy-en-Velay) is a church in Le Puy-en-Velay, Arrondissement du Puy-en-Velay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Baptistère Saint-Jean (Le Puy-en-Velay) is situated nearby to the historic building Hôtel des prévôts de Notre-Dame, as well as near the church Le Puy Cathedral.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: baptistery located in Haute-Loire, in France
- Also known as: “Baptistère Saint-Jean”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Le Puy Cathedral and Hôtel des prévôts de Notre-Dame.
Le Puy Cathedral
Church
Photo: Calips, CC BY-SA 1.0.
Le Puy Cathedral is a Catholic church located in Le Puy-en-Velay, in the French region of Auvergne. The cathedral is a national monument. It has been a centre of pilgrimage in its own right since before the time of Charlemagne, as well as being a stopover on the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela.
Hôtel des prévôts de Notre-Dame
Historic building
Photo: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hôtel des prévôts de Notre-Dame is a historic building.
Hôtels de Girardin et de Luzy
Historic house
Photo: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hôtels de Girardin et de Luzy is a historic house.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aiguilhe and Espaly-Saint-Marcel.
Aiguilhe
Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
Aiguilhe is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France. Aiguilhe is close to Le Puy-en-Velay, and famous for the Saint Michel chapel. Raymond of Aguilers was from here.
Espaly-Saint-Marcel
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Espaly-Saint-Marcel is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.
Vals-près-le-Puy
Village
Photo: Christian Lassure, CC BY 2.5.
Vals-près-le-Puy, is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France. Its inhabitants are called Valladiers and Valladières.
Baptistère Saint-Jean (Le Puy-en-Velay)
- Categories: baptistery, building, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Le Puy-en-Velay, Arrondissement du Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.04583° or 45° 2′ 45″ northLongitude
3.88522° or 3° 53′ 7″ eastOpen location code
8FQ52VWP+83OpenStreetMap ID
way 86363716OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicWikidata ID
Q22932111
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to French—“Baptistère Saint-Jean (Le Puy-en-Velay)” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “勒皮圣让洗礼堂”
- French: “baptistère Saint-Jean du Puy-en-Velay”
- French: “Baptistère Saint-Jean du Puy-en-Velay”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Place du For and Chapelle des Pénitents Blancs.
Nearby Places
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