Mormant / Mormans
INFORMATION
Font ID: 03103MOR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 14th century [Enlart], Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Germain d'Auxerre
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Germanus of Auxerre [aka Germans, German, Germain]
Church Address: 5 Rue du Général Leclerc. 77720 Mormant, France
Site Location: Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D619, about 33 km E of Provins, 20 km NE of Melun. There are several fonts listed for this area, both in the Provins area and around Fontainebleau [NB: Enlart writes "Mormans" but it is probably "Mormant"]
Font Notes:
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Listed by Enlart (1902) in a group of 14th century fonts "en forme de navette"
COORDINATES
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 48.60738, 2.889722
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 48° 36′ 26.57″ N, 2° 53′ 23″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, type unknown
Font Shape: pedestal font
Basin Exterior Shape: oval
REFERENCES
- Enlart, Camille, Manuel d'archéologie française depuis les temps mérovingiens jusqu'à la Renaissance, Paris: Alphonse Picard & fils, 1902, p. 776 footnote 3