Trelly
INFORMATION
Font ID: 03364TRE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th - 17th century, Renaissance
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Germain de Trelly
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Germanus of Auxerre [aka Germans, German, Germain]
Church Notes: church here mentioned 1145; present church 13thC+
Church Address: 39 Le Bourg, 50660 Trelly, France
Site Location: Manche, Normandie, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D49, about 10 km S of Coutances.
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Coutances et Avranches
Font Notes:
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Described by Vivier-Seguin (1941) as an octagonal basin mounted on a short octagonal base and looking rather massive dur to the squat proportions of the base; the flat wooden cover does not help either, add V-S.
COORDINATES
UTM: 30U 615266 5424271
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 48.9606, -1.4253
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 48° 57′ 38.16″ N, 1° 25′ 31.08″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, granite (Vivier-Seguin)
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
LID INFORMATION
Material: wood
Notes: cf. font notes
REFERENCES
- Vivier, Em., Les Anciens fonts baptismaux du Département de la Manche, Avranches: Presses de "L'Opinion de la Manche", 1941, p. 87-88