Cuves
INFORMATION
Font ID: 03375CUV
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th - 17th century, Renaissance
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Denis de Cuves [aka Saint-Denis-et-Saint-Gorgon]
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Denys [aka Denis, Dennis, Dionis, Dyonisius]
Church Address: 3 Pl. de l'Église, 50670 Cuves, France
Site Location: Manche, Normandie, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D48-D911 crossroads, 4-5 km E of Brécey, 20 km E of Avranches.
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Coutances et Avranches
Font Notes:
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Described briefly in Vivier-Seguin (1941): the octagonal font with tall sides is totally plain except for a torus where the octagonal upper base meets the round lower base.
COORDINATES
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 48.71884, -1.10849
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 48° 43′ 7.82″ N, 1° 6′ 30.56″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, granite (Vivier-Seguin)
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round?
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
REFERENCES
- Vivier, Em., Les Anciens fonts baptismaux du Département de la Manche, Avranches: Presses de "L'Opinion de la Manche", 1941, p. 91