Baptistère de Grado, Early Christian baptistery in Grado, Italy
The octagonal baptistery contains a hexagonal baptismal font made of green cipollino marble and features eight tall windows in its brick exterior walls.
Built between 569 and 571 CE under Patriarch Probinus of Benevento, the baptistery served as a religious center during the population migration from Aquileia.
The interior displays a sixth-century mosaic floor installed in 1928, decorated with geometric and floral patterns that reflect early Christian artistic traditions.
The baptistery stands next to the Basilica of Sant'Eufemia in the historic center of Grado, with one of its original doors now sealed.
The structure combines an octagonal exterior layout with a hexagonal baptismal basin, creating an unusual architectural configuration for religious buildings of its period.
Location: Grado
GPS coordinates: 45.67670,13.38530
Latest update: March 5, 2025 01:38
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