Saint-Georges-de-Livoye / St-Georges-de-Livoye

Results: 2 records

symbol - cross

Scene Description: On one of the sides of the otherwise plain octagonal basin [cf. FontNotes]

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]

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INFORMATION

FontID: 03348GEO
Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale Saint-Georges de Saint-Georges-de-Livoye
Church Patron Saints: St. George
Church Location: Le Bourg, 50370 Saint-Georges-de-Livoye, France
Country Name: France
Location: Manche, Normandie
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 Location in Church: Inside the church, beneath the tower (ca. 1941)
Century and Period: 16th - 17th century, Renaissance
Church Notes: 17thC church
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

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 48.73682, -1.21641
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 48° 44′ 12.55″ N, 1° 12′ 59.08″ W
UTM: 30U 631139 5399735

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