Vrasville

INFORMATION

FontID: 03351VRA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale Saint-Sébastien de Vrasville [aka Eglise Saint-Martin]
Church Patron Saints: St. Sebastian
Church Location: La Rue 50330, 50330 Vicq-sur-Mer, France
Country Name: France
Location: Manche, Normandie
Directions to Site: Located off (N) the D116, in the municipality and 1-2 km WNW of Vicq-sur-Me, 15-20 km ENE of Cherbourg
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse of Coutances et Avranches
Century and Period: 16th - 17th century, Renaissance
Cognate Fonts: La Baleine (Manche)
Church Notes: church documented 1250
Font Notes:
Vivier-Seguin (1941) describe this font as being similar to the one at La Baleine except that they are made of limestone; flat wooden cover. The entry for this church church in the French Wikipedia [https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Église_Saint-Martin_de_Vrasville] [accessed 30 March 2025] quotes from a mid-18th century visit which reported on its state, declaring the church and its font to be in good shape: "Dans la seconde moitié du XVIIIe siècle, lors des visites ecclésiastiques, l'église est dite en assez bon état comme les fonts baptismaux." The same Wikipedia entry [cf. supra] refers to "Bavay, Vikland n°6, p. 45" to report the sale of the church furnishings, including the font: "Le 24 juin 1794, le mobilier est vendu : le maître-autel, les deux petits, le confessionnal, les fonts baptismaux ainsi que la croix de cimetière, le coq et la croix du clocher, à charge de les déposer. La vente rapportera 85 livres, 17 sous et 6 deniers".

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 49.695015, -1.372211
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 49° 41′ 42.05″ N, 1° 22′ 19.96″ W
UTM: 30U 617393 5505994

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, limestone (Vivier-Seguin)
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
Basin Upper Panel Dimensions: 60 x 30 cm (Vivier-S.)

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