Parenty
INFORMATION
FontID: 03137PAR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale Saint-Wulmer à Parenty
Church Patron Saints: St. Wulmar [aka Wulmer, Vulmar (7thC abbot from Boulogne)]
Church Location: 2 Rue de l'Église, 62650 Parenty, France -- Tel.: +33 3 21 05 70 68
Country Name: France
Location: Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Directions to Site: Parenty is located off the D127, about 20 km SE of Boulogne-s-Mer
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese d'Arras
Historical Region: Pays d'Opale
Century and Period: 12th century [Enlart], Romanesque
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Tournai font / Marquise [Enlart]
Font Notes:
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Listed by Enlart (1902) as a 12th century Marquise font on a five-support base
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 50.58666, 1.8074
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 50° 35′ 11.98″ N, 1° 48′ 26.64″ E
UTM: 31U 415576 5604540
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, marble
Font Shape: square (mounted)
Basin Exterior Shape: square
REFERENCES
Enlart, Camille, Manuel d'archéologie française depuis les temps mérovingiens jusqu'à la Renaissance, Paris: Alphonse Picard & fils, 1902