Piennes / Piennes-Onvillers
INFORMATION
Font ID: 03184PIE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century, Renaissance
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Martin de Piennes
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Martin
Church Notes: present church 15thC; damaged 1636 by Ottavio Piccolomini's forces who set fire to the chancel; badly damaged in WWI; restored 1920-1933 -- listed in Mérimée [ref.: PA00116219]
Church Address: 80500 Piennes-Onvillers, France
Site Location: Somme, Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (W) the D135, 6 km SE of Montdidier, in an area with many fonts listed.
Font Notes:
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Listed by Enlart (1902) as a Renaissance marble font mounted on a five-support base. The 16th-century baptismal font is mentioned in the French Wikipedia entry for this church [https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Église_Saint-Martin_de_Piennes-Onvillers] [accessed 21 March 2025].
COORDINATES
UTM: 31U 474059 5497443
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 49.62899, 2.640785
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 49° 37′ 44.36″ N, 2° 38′ 26.83″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, marble
Font Shape: unknown
Basin Exterior Shape: Unknown