Notre-Dame-de-Cenilly

INFORMATION

FontID: 03374NOT

Object Type: Baptismal Font1

Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale Notre-Dame de Notre-Dame-de-Cenilly

Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin

Church Location: Rue des Moulins, 50210 Notre-Dame-de-Cenilly, France

Country Name: France

Location: Manche, Normandie

Directions to Site: Located off the D29-D38 crossroads, 20 km SW of Saint-Lô, about 20 km ESE of Coutances

Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Coutances et Avranches

Font Location in Church: Inside the church

Century and Period: 17th century (?), Renaissance

Font Notes: Click to view

Described in Vivier-Seguin (1941): tall octagonal basin ornamented with a blind frame made of a groove; the chamfer is ornamented in the same way; the base is also octagonal and very short, giving the font a very unbalanced look. The Dictionnaire des églises... (1966- ) lists simply a granite baptismal font in this church.

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 48.99582, -1.257575

Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 48° 59′ 44.95″ N, 1° 15′ 27.27″ W

UTM: 30U 627453 5428454

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, granite

Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)

Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal

REFERENCES

Dictionnaire des églises de France, Belgique, Luxembourg, Suisse, Paris: R. Laffont, 1966-

Vivier, Em., Les Anciens fonts baptismaux du Département de la Manche, Avranches: Presses de "L'Opinion de la Manche", 1941