Drocourt nr. Lens
INFORMATION
Font ID: 03153DRO
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century [Enlart], Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Léger de Drocourt
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Leger [aka Ledger, Léger, Leodegar, Leodegarius]
Church Address: Chem. de l'Église, 62320 Drocourt, France -- Tel.: +33 3 21 20 26 47
Site Location: Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D919, about 10 km SE of Lens
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese d'Arras
Font Notes:
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Listed by Enlart (1902) as a 12th century square mounted font on a five-column base.
COORDINATES
UTM: 31U 494703 5582263
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 50.39239, 2.92548
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 50° 23′ 32.6″ N, 2° 55′ 31.73″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, type unknown
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, p. 777 footnote 3