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Rue Saint-Jean / Place Neuve Saint-Jean (5e)

Saint Jean-Baptiste

Saint John the Baptist

c. 6 BC- c. 36 AD
itinerant preacher and a major religious figure who led a movement of baptism at the Jordan River. He baptized Jesus at "Bethany beyond the Jordan."
(Wikipedia)

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Description

Stone statue of St. John the Baptist with a sheep at his feet.

Sources & Information

Daniel F. Valot, Jeux et Photos de Lyon, Statues.
Catherine de Rivaz, et al., Guide des Madones de Lyon (Lyon, 2008), p. 19.

Location (N 45°45'45" - E 4°49'39") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: frra103; Photograph: 12 August 2018
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