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    The Baptistère Saint-Jean (Baptistery of St John) is a Roman Catholic church in Poitiers, France. It is reputed to be the oldest existing Christian building...
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    4000/abpo.2071. Hiernard, Jean (2004). Le Baptistère Saint-Jean de Poitiers (in French). Poitiers: Société des Antiquaires de l'Ouest. Pillard, Guy (1982)...
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    Constantius II, he risked death to return to Poitiers as Bishop. The first foundations of the Baptistère Saint-Jean can be traced to that era of open Christian...
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  • Archdiocese of Poitiers established. 4th C. CE – Baptistère Saint-Jean and Église Saint-Hilaire le Grand (church) built. 350-367 - Hilary of Poitiers first bishop...
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    Merovingians Baptistère Saint-Jean 507 Baptistère de Venasque circa 500 Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés circa 540 Radegonde de Poitiers Tomb of St. Radegunda...
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    chapel of Saint-Saturnin, to give the architecture greater harmony. On the east side, he built a new monumental domed gateway, the Porte du Baptistère. Between...
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    France where she grew up had a strong Christian tradition. Poitiers is home to Baptistère Saint-Jean, reportedly the oldest extant Christian building in France...
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    1853, pp. 577–585 Denizeau, Gérard, p. 32 Monumentum: Cathédrale Saint-Léonce, baptistère et cloître à Fréjus Fixot & Sauze 2004, p. 7. Fixot & Sauze 2004...
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  • historiques". Ministère de la Culture. "Liste des monuments pour lesquels des secours ont été demandés" (PDF). Ministère de la culture. Choay, Françoise...
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