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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Image Source: digital photograph 25 December 2013 by Xfigpower [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Église_Saint-Lô_de_Foucarville_-_Nef.JPG] [accessed 26 December 2023]
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 03276FOU
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Lô de Foucarville
Font Location in Church: Now wall-mounted, serving as holy water stoup
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Laud of Coutances [aka Lo, Lô]
Church Address: L'Église de Foucarville, 50480 Sainte-Mère-Église, France
Site Location: Manche, Normandie, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D14, in the municipality and 6 km ENE of Sainte-Mère-Église, approximately 28 km SE of Cherbourg
Additional Comments: recycled font: now wall-mounted and serving as stoup
Font Notes:
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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
UTM: 30U 626377 5478256
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 49.443818, -1.256591
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 49° 26′ 37.75″ N, 1° 15′ 23.73″ W
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, p. 39