Saint-Nicolas-des-Bois / St-Nicolas-des-Bois
INFORMATION
Font ID: 03382NIC
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th - 17th century [basin only], Renaissance [altered]
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Nicolas de Saint-Nicolas-des-Bois
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Nicholas
Church Address: 9 Rue de l'Église, 50370 Saint-Nicolas-des-Bois, France
Site Location: Manche, Normandie, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D162, W of the D999, 6-8 km NW of Brécey
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Coutances et Avranches
Additional Comments: altered font (modern base)
Font Notes:
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This granite font is, according to Vivier-Seguin (1941), rectangular at the basin, which has slightly trimmed angles; the cubic base they reckon as being modern.
COORDINATES
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 48.755968, -1.193656
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 48° 45′ 21.49″ N, 1° 11′ 37.16″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, granite
Font Shape: rectangular, mounted
Basin Exterior Shape: rectangular
REFERENCES
- Vivier, Em., Les Anciens fonts baptismaux du Département de la Manche, Avranches: Presses de "L'Opinion de la Manche", 1941, p. 94