Saint-Georges-de-Livoye / St-Georges-de-Livoye
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view of church exterior - north view
Scene Description: Source caption: "Saint-Georges-de-Livoye (Normandie, France). L'église Saint-Georges."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Ikmo-ned, 2009
Image Source: digital photograph 15 October 2009 by Ikmo-ned [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FranceNormandieSaintGeorgesDeLivoyeEglise.jpg] [accessed 19 January 2024]
Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-SA-4.0
INFORMATION
Font ID: 03348GEO
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th - 17th century, Renaissance
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Georges de Saint-Georges-de-Livoye
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, beneath the tower (ca. 1941)
Church Patron Saint(s): St. George
Church Notes: 17thC church
Church Address: Le Bourg, 50370 Saint-Georges-de-Livoye, France
Site Location: Manche, Normandie, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D162-D362 crossroads, 5-6 km NW of Brécey, about 20 km NE of Avranches
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse of Coutances et Avranches
Font Notes:
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Vivier-Seguin (1941) describe this as a well-proportioned granite font with an octagonal basin, plain except for a cross carved on one of the sides; the base is cylindrical and plain ending in a square lower foot; the wooden cover is flat.
COORDINATES
UTM: 30U 631139 5399735
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 48.73682, -1.21641
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 48° 44′ 12.55″ N, 1° 12′ 59.08″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, granite (Vivier-Seguin)
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
LID INFORMATION
Material: wood
REFERENCES
- Vivier, Em., Les Anciens fonts baptismaux du Département de la Manche, Avranches: Presses de "L'Opinion de la Manche", 1941, p. 81