Lorbehaye / L'Orbehaye

INFORMATION

Font ID: 03376LOR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 14th century (?), Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Georges de Lorbehaye
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the NW corner of the nave
Church Patron Saint(s): St. George
Church Notes: church 12th, 13th, 17th, 18thC -- listed in Mérimée [ref.: PA00110457]: "12e siècle ; 13e siècle ; 17e siècle ; 18e siècle"
Church Address: Le Bourg, 50450 L'Orbehaye, France
Site Location: Manche, Normandie, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D51-D440 crossroads, in the municipality and 2 km E of Montaigu-les-Bois
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Coutances et Avranches
Font Notes:
Described in Vivier-Seguin (1941) as a totally plain octagonal basin on an octagonal upper base resting directly on the ground. Listed in Palissy [ref.: PM50008854]: "Fonts baptismaux [...] Granite [...] à huit côtés [...] Moyen Age [...] Nef, angle nord-ouest".

COORDINATES

UTM: 30U 627436 5417284
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 48.895389, -1.261306
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 48° 53′ 43.4″ N, 1° 15′ 40.7″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, granite
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal

REFERENCES

  • France, Ministère de la culture, Inventaire Général, Palissy (France, Ministère de la culture), France, Ministère de la culture. URL: http://www.culture.fr/public/mistral/palissy.
  • Vivier, Em., Les Anciens fonts baptismaux du Département de la Manche, Avranches: Presses de "L'Opinion de la Manche", 1941, p. 92