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Riley Food Page Baptistère Saint-Jean, Poitiers Riley saint jean church info [|www.sacred-destinations.com]
 * Names: || Baptistère Saint-Jean; Temple de Saint-Jean; Baptistery of St. John ||
 * Location: || Poitiers, Poitou-Charentes, France ||
 * Faith: || Christianity ||
 * Dedication: || St. John the Baptist ||
 * Category: || [|Baptisteries] ||
 * Architecture: || Paleochristian ||
 * Date: || c.360, with expansions in 6th/7th century ||
 * Features: || Romanesque Murals; Oldest ||
 * Status: || museum ||
 * Status: || museum ||

Oldest baptistere in France. It was origionally built in 360 but additions were made later in the 6th and 7th centuries. A baptismal font was added in the 6th century. The now museum has been abondoned during the revolution, confiscated, sold, used as a warehouse, saved from demolishion, and now bought and turned into a great viewing site for tourists. Starting out as a church this building has been put through a lot.

Now as a museum this old church can be toured for about one euro.