Hampigny

INFORMATION

FontID: 03498HAM
Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale Saint-Nicolas d'Hampigny
Church Patron Saints: St. Nicholas
Church Location: Rue de la Sauvegarde, 10500 Hampigny, France
Country Name: France
Location: Aube, Grand Est
Directions to Site: Located off the D2-D24A crossroads, 10 km NNE of Brienne-le-Château, 45-50 km ENE of Troyes
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Troyes
Historical Region: Champagne-Ardenne
Century and Period: 16th century (?), Renaissance
Church Notes: listed in Mérimée [ref.: PA00078120]: "Église paroissiale [...] Nef romane du 12e siècle ; choeur marial en forme de rotonde du 16e siècle ; façade ouest reconstruite par Nicolas Durand et clocher octogonal du 18e siècle ; verrières et mobilier du 19e siècle (vitraux posés vers 1900 par Janin, de l'Ecole de Nancy)."
Listed by Corblet (1881-1882) simply as a 16th century font. No reference to this font found in Palissy, but two metal holy-water stoups of the 16th/17th century in this church are listed [ref.: IM10002708 and /IM10002808]; they are illustrated in Mémoire [ref.: OA010_031003258 and OA010_031003266]

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 48.4554, 4.59029
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 48° 27′ 19.44″ N, 4° 35′ 25.04″ E
UTM: 31U 617579 5368139

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone

REFERENCES

Corblet, Jules, Histoire dogmatique, liturgique et archéologique du sacrement de baptême, Paris: V. Palme, 1881-1882