Mormant / Mormans

INFORMATION

FontID: 03103MOR
Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale Saint-Germain d'Auxerre
Church Patron Saints: St. Germanus of Auxerre [aka Germans, German, Germain]
Church Location: 5 Rue du Général Leclerc. 77720 Mormant, France
Country Name: France
Location: Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France
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 Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 14th century [Enlart], Medieval
Listed by Enlart (1902) in a group of 14th century fonts "en forme de navette"

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 48.60738, 2.889722
Church 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