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4.7/5 (based on Google user reviews)
User Reviews
Aurora Del Bandecca (2 years ago)
Founded in the 5th century and remodeled in the 8th, the Baptistery is located about three meters below the street level. From the octagonal brick body, four cross-shaped apsidiole arms protrude. At the top rises the lantern with a window on each side. Inside there is a baptismal font dated between the seventh and eighth centuries. The white plastering of the interior covering the primitive plaster is highly questionable. Located south of the Basilica of Santa Maria, the Baptistery houses one of the two parts of the beautiful icon exhibition by Maestro Giuseppe Papetti. To be honest, I didn't really expect to find this beautiful complex in a village like Lomello.
Founded in the 5th century and remodeled in the 8th, the Baptistery is located about three meters below the street level. From the octagonal brick body, four cross-shaped apsidiole arms protrude. At the top rises the lantern with a window on each side. Inside there is a baptismal font dated between the seventh and eighth centuries. The white plastering of the interior covering the primitive plaster is highly questionable. Located south of the Basilica of Santa Maria, the Baptistery houses one of the two parts of the beautiful icon exhibition by Maestro Giuseppe Papetti. To be honest, I didn't really expect to find this beautiful complex in a village like Lomello.
Nicoletta Gherardi (2 years ago)
Very nice baptistery on the outside. The interior has been completely renovated and has white plastered walls, so there is no longer any trace of the ancient frescoes. The original immersion baptismal font, which in some small parts shows the ancient colored decorations, is very beautiful.
Very nice baptistery on the outside. The interior has been completely renovated and has white plastered walls, so there is no longer any trace of the ancient frescoes. The original immersion baptismal font, which in some small parts shows the ancient colored decorations, is very beautiful.
Luca Oria (2 years ago)
A real gem dating back to the 6th-6th century, perfectly preserved. Definitely worth a visit together with the church of Santa Maria Maggiore sin that is only open from April to November on Saturdays and Sundays, so it was not possible to see the inside.
A real gem dating back to the 6th-6th century, perfectly preserved. Definitely worth a visit together with the church of Santa Maria Maggiore sin that is only open from April to November on Saturdays and Sundays, so it was not possible to see the inside.
Turista non per caso (2 years ago)
The Baptistery of San Giovanni is of Lombard origin and is located next to the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore. The building is 13 meters high and is built entirely of brick.
The Baptistery of San Giovanni is of Lombard origin and is located next to the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore. The building is 13 meters high and is built entirely of brick.
Luca Tirnusciolo (4 years ago)
The baptistery of San Giovanni ad Fontes in Lomello is a sacred monument of Lombard origin placed next to the basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, another important place in the historic town of Lomellina. The baptistery is a 13 meter high building and is built entirely with bricks; the dome is a later construction than the rest of the building, turned around the tenth century with less valuable materials. The dome is surmounted by a small multi-storey lantern, which forms the final part of the entire building. A characteristic feature of the Lombard architecture of that period is the eccentric verticalism of the central octagon, which is thus detached from the homologous paleochristian constructions, more compact.The complex presents as a whole the shape of a simple typical cross, of the religious tendencies of the first centuries AD, inside, however, the central part consists of an octagon above which stands the dome, also octagonal in shape, the latter, together with the apses and internal chapels of the baptistery, takes on the characteristic crusader shape that well you notice on the outside. The building is now completely plastered; it can be accessed through two doors, with the main door located to the west. An element of great importance is the hexagonal baptismal font (immersion baptism), dating back to between the VII-VIII century.
The baptistery of San Giovanni ad Fontes in Lomello is a sacred monument of Lombard origin placed next to the basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, another important place in the historic town of Lomellina. The baptistery is a 13 meter high building and is built entirely with bricks; the dome is a later construction than the rest of the building, turned around the tenth century with less valuable materials. The dome is surmounted by a small multi-storey lantern, which forms the final part of the entire building. A characteristic feature of the Lombard architecture of that period is the eccentric verticalism of the central octagon, which is thus detached from the homologous paleochristian constructions, more compact.The complex presents as a whole the shape of a simple typical cross, of the religious tendencies of the first centuries AD, inside, however, the central part consists of an octagon above which stands the dome, also octagonal in shape, the latter, together with the apses and internal chapels of the baptistery, takes on the characteristic crusader shape that well you notice on the outside. The building is now completely plastered; it can be accessed through two doors, with the main door located to the west. An element of great importance is the hexagonal baptismal font (immersion baptism), dating back to between the VII-VIII century.
