Baptistery attached to St. John Lateran's Basilica to the right of the "Loggia delle Benedizioni", on the apse, originally called "San Giovanni della Fonte", under whose foundations the remains of a Roman villa from the 1st century AD have come to light , then replaced by a thermal building in the 2nd century AD. The Baptistery, although restored many times, dates back to the time of Constantine, who, in turn, obtained it from a nymphaeum of the Laterans: the pious tradition has it that the emperor was baptized in this building. The current octagonal shape dates back to 432 AD. and inside eig

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Baptistery attached to St. John Lateran's Basilica to the right of the "Loggia delle Benedizioni", on the apse, originally called "San Giovanni della Fonte", under whose foundations the remains of a Roman villa from the 1st century AD have come to light , then replaced by a thermal building in the 2nd century AD. The Baptistery, although restored many times, dates back to the time of Constantine, who, in turn, obtained it from a nymphaeum of the Laterans: the pious tradition has it that the emperor was baptized in this building. The current octagonal shape dates back to 432 AD. and inside eight grandiose columns of porphyry surround the baptismal font - Rome, Italy

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Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy
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