Lingreville
INFORMATION
Font ID: 03305LIN
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th - 14th century [Renault], Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Martin de Lingreville
Font Location in Church: disappeared
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Martin
Church Notes: 13thC church; modified 15thC; enlarged 1860s;
Church Address: Rue du Pont de la Pierre, 50660 Tourneville-sur-Mer, France -- Tel.: +33 2 33 47 64 98
Site Location: Manche, Normandie, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D20-D220 crossroads, 15-16 km SW of Coutances.
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Coutances et Avranches
Additional Comments: disappeared font?
Font Notes:
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The font had disappeared by the time of Vivier-Seguin [ca. 1941], but they cite Renault's description of this font as having an octagonal basin supported on a central column and four outer colonnettes and being two feet tall ("deux pieds en hauteur") (Vivier, 1941). The entry for this church in Wikimanche [https://www.wikimanche.fr/] [accessed 28 March 2025] reports the later font in use: "Les fonts baptismaux du 19e sont en marbre avec structures en fer forgé."
COORDINATES
UTM: 30U 607849 5423101
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 48.95142, -1.52691
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 48° 57′ 5.11″ N, 1° 31′ 36.88″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, type unknown
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
Font Height (less Plinth): 60 cm*
Notes on Measurements: *Vivier, 1941, p. 55: "deux pieds en hauteur"
REFERENCES
- Vivier, Em., Les Anciens fonts baptismaux du Département de la Manche, Avranches: Presses de "L'Opinion de la Manche", 1941, p. 55