Subligny

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N/S: design element - architectural - arcade - blind

Scene Description: [cf. FontNotes]

INFORMATION

FontID: 03247SUB
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale Notre-Dame de Subligny
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Church Location: Rte du Bourg, 50870 Subligny, France
Country Name: France
Location: Manche, Normandie
Directions to Site: Located off the D473, 6-7 km N of Avranches.
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Coutances et Avranches
Font Location in Church: In the cemetery, near the S entranceway to the church
Century and Period: 12th - 13th century (?), Romanesque
Cognate Fonts: the font at Auvers
Font Notes:
A baptismal font here is noted in Le Héricher (1847): "les fonts, cuve ronde, ciselée de cintres et de dents de loup". Described in Vivier-Seguin (1941) as cylindrical and made of a single block of granite, this font has an arcade carved on the side, the columns of the arcade decorated and the lower part showing saw-tooth or crescent motifs; inside one of the arches is the lateral drain of the basin. V-S mention that given the proximity of granite quarries and the considerable weight of this monolith, this font was probably carved locally. Listed in Palissy [ref.: PM50005321]: "Anciens fonts baptismaux [...] Anciens fonts baptismaux en granite gris, présentant une cuve et une base monolithes. Des cavités verticales, placées entre deux colonnettes, servent à l'écoulement de l'eau [...] Décor d'arcatures à colonnettes torsadées sans chapiteau. Le bandeau de la base est festonné de dents de scie et de demi-lunes [...] Fonts d'époque romane, de même type que ceux de l'église d'Auvers [...] H = 101 ; d = 82 [...] À l'extérieur, devant le portail, côté sud". A medieval holy-water stoup in this church, also outside, is listed in Palissy [ref.: PM50005322]: "Bénitier monolithe [...] d'époque médiévale [...] Granite [...] H = 68 ; d = 55 [...] À l'extérieur, devant le portail, côté nord".

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 48.744881, -1.365887
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 48° 44′ 41.57″ N, 1° 21′ 57.19″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, granite
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: cylindrical (unmounted)
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage Notes: The drain exits to the side of the basin, through one of the arches of the basin side.
Diameter (includes rim): 82 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 101 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * Palissy [cf. FontNotes]

REFERENCES

France, Ministère de la culture, Inventaire Général, Palissy (France, Ministère de la culture), France, Ministère de la culture. Accessed: 2025-03-23 00:00:00. URL: http://www.culture.fr/public/mistral/palissy.
France, Ministère de la culture, Inventaire Général, Palissy (France, Ministère de la culture), France, Ministère de la culture. Accessed: 2025-03-23 00:00:00. URL: http://www.culture.fr/public/mistral/palissy.
Le Héricher, Avranchin monumental et historique, Avranches: [s.n.], 1845
Vivier, Em., Les Anciens fonts baptismaux du Département de la Manche, Avranches: Presses de "L'Opinion de la Manche", 1941