Bernay-en-Champagne / Bernay-Neuvy-en-Champagne

INFORMATION

FontID: 02784BER
Church/Chapel: Eglise Saint-Laurent à Neuvy-en-Champagne
Church Patron Saints: St. Lawrence [aka Laurence]
Church Location: Rue de Saint-Symphorien, 72240 Bernay-Neuvy-en-Champagne, France
Country Name: France
Location: Sarthe, Pays de la Loire
Directions to Site: Located off the D21-D28 crossroads, about 20 km NW of Le Mans
Century and Period: 17th - 18th century,
Church Notes: 12thC church -- listed in Mérimée [ref.: PA00109889]
Malle's illustration shows a marble pedestal font without any noticeable ornament other than a moulding under the basin rim; the inside of the basin is divided into two round wells of approximately the same circunference . The bulbous base is square. No lid apparent (description based on ill. in Malle, 1994)

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, marble
Font Shape: pedestal font
Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

Malle, Louis, Sources du baptême: découvrir les baptistères et les fonts baptismaux, Paris: Éditions de l'atelier, 1994