baptistery
- a variation of baptistry.
Example Sentences
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The original tiles in the sacristy and in the baptistery were not able to be saved, however, because they were ruined by flooding in the aftermath of firefighting efforts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2022
In a frenzy of competitive energy, the city’s guilds lavished attention on its unfinished cathedral, its neighboring baptistery and the former granary-turned-church of Orsanmichele.
From Washington Post ● May 12, 2022
Beth Harris and Steven Zucker were in Siena, Italy, in the baptistery attached to that city’s famous cathedral, when a funny thing happened.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 30, 2020
In addition to admission charges and increased revenue from a bookstore now run by a private vendor, a new on-site cafe opened in the old baptistery here in December.
From New York Times ● Jul. 4, 2015
Almost adjoining the south-west corner of the cathedral, and built on sloping ground, stands Parma's celebrated baptistery.
From Cathedral Cities of Italy by Collins, William Wiehe
