Foucarville

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view of church exterior - northwest view

Scene Description: Source caption: "Église Saint-Lô de Foucarville"

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view of church interior - looking east

Scene Description: Source caption: "Église Saint-Lô de Foucarville - Nef"

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INFORMATION

FontID: 03276FOU
Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale Saint-Lô de Foucarville
Church Patron Saints: St. Laud of Coutances [aka Lo, Lô]
Church Location: L'Église de Foucarville, 50480 Sainte-Mère-Église, France
Country Name: France
Location: Manche, Normandie
Directions to Site: Located off the D14, in the municipality and 6 km ENE of Sainte-Mère-Église, approximately 28 km SE of Cherbourg
Font Location in Church: Now wall-mounted, serving as holy water stoup
Century and Period: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
According to Seguin (Vivier, 1941) the old Romanesque font is now wall-mounted inside the church, near the modern font, and serves as holy-water stoup.

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 49.443818, -1.256591
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 49° 26′ 37.75″ N, 1° 15′ 23.73″ W
UTM: 30U 626377 5478256

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, limestone (Vivier-Seguin)
Font Shape: Unknown
Basin Exterior Shape: Unknown
Diameter (includes rim): 90 cm
Notes on Measurements: Vivier-Seguin, 1941, p. 39

REFERENCES

Vivier, Em., Les Anciens fonts baptismaux du Département de la Manche, Avranches: Presses de "L'Opinion de la Manche", 1941