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view of church exterior - north view

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view of church exterior - northwest view

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view of church exterior - southwest view

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view of church interior - nave - looking east

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INFORMATION

FontID: 03143ALE
Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul
Church Patron Saints: St. Peter & St. Paul
Church Location: 62850 Alembon, France
Country Name: France
Location: Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Directions to Site: Alembon is located off the D191, E of Licques, 18 km S of Calais, 20 km ENE of Boulogne-s-Mer
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese d'Arras
Historical Region: Pays de Licques, Boulonnais
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, by the W entranceway, S side
Century and Period: 13th - 15th century [composite font], Medieval [composite]
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Tournai font / Marquise [Enlart]
Church Notes: present church is 15thC and later; was there a 13thC church here before?
Listed by Enlart as a fragment of a 13th century Marquise font (Enlart, 1902). Listed in Palissy [ref.: PM62000036]: "fonts baptismaux [...] 13e siècle ; 15e siècle". The entry for this church in the Arras diocean site [http://arras.catholique.fr/page-21335.html] [accessed 7 July 2017] notes: "En entrant dans l’église dédiée à Saint Pierre et Saint Paul , le visiteur pourra admirer , sur la droite les fonts baptismaux qui ont été classés Monument Historique en 1911. La base , d’époque romane , remonte au 12ème siècle. Elle supportait originairement un fût à cinq supports. Quant à la cuve et au pilier central, ils ont été rajoutés au 15ème siècle. Le bénitier en forme de fût semble être de la même époque."

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 50.784525, 1.888539
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 50° 47′ 4.29″ N, 1° 53′ 18.74″ E
UTM: 31U 421650 5626453

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