Fresnes-Mazancourt
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Scene Description: the new font in the church re-built ca. 1930
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Image Source: digital image in Richesses-en-Somme [https://www.richesses-en-somme.com/patrimoine-des-eglises-suite/fonts-baptismaux/fonts-des-églises-de-la-reconstruction/] [accessed 16 March 2025]
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INFORMATION
FontID: 03084FRE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale Saint-Médard de Fresnes-Mazancourt
Church Patron Saints: St. Medard [aka Medardus]
Church Location: Rue de l'Eglise, Fresnes-Mazancourt, France
Country Name: France
Location: Somme, Hauts-de-France
Directions to Site: Located off the D45E, in the municipality and 1 km WNW of Mazancourt, 45-50 E of Amiens
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse d'Amiens
Historical Region: Haute Picardie
Century and Period: 16th - 17th century (?), Renaissance
Church Notes: 12thC church destroyed in WWI; re-buil ca. 1930 -- listed in Mérimée [ref.: IA80000795]: "12e siècle (détruit) ; 2e quart 20e siècle"
Font Notes:
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Listed by Enlart (1902) as a Renaissance octagonal font. The medieval church was destroyed in WWI, re-built ca. 1930; the new font [cf. ImagesArea] was made by Darras: "des statues et le décor des fonts baptismaux sont l'œuvre du sculpteur Darras" [https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Église_Saint-Médard_de_Fresnes-Mazancourt] [accessed 16 March 2025]
COORDINATES
UTM: 31U 490182 5522192
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, type unknown
REFERENCES
Enlart, Camille, Manuel d'archéologie française depuis les temps mérovingiens jusqu'à la Renaissance, Paris: Alphonse Picard & fils, 1902