Breugnon / Breugnone
INFORMATION
Font ID: 03541BRE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale de Notre Dame
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the W end of the nave
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Notes: 13thC church; re-built 16thC
Church Address: 58460 Breugnon, France
Site Location: Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the N51, 19 km S of Clamecy, 67 km NNE of Nevers
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Nevers
Font Notes:
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Listed by Corblet (1881-1882) simply as being a 16th century font. Noted in La Sauvegarde de l’Art Français [https://www.sauvegardeartfrancais.fr/projets/breugnon-eglise-notre-dame/] [accessed 7 April 2025]: "remarquables fonts baptismaux du XVIème s. à l’entrée de la nef."
COORDINATES
UTM: 31T 534095 5252849
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 47.428198, 3.452087
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 47° 25′ 41.51″ N, 3° 27′ 7.51″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, unknown
REFERENCES
- Corblet, Jules, Histoire dogmatique, liturgique et archéologique du sacrement de baptême, Paris: V. Palme, 1881-1882, vol. 2, p. 131