Luthenay / Luthenay-Uxeloup

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 03544LUT
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Aignan de Luthenay
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Aignan [aka Agnan, Aignan of Orleans, Anianus]
Church Notes: 12thC church -- listed in Mérimée [ref.: PA00112910]: '1er quart 12e siècle"
Church Address: 11 Pl. de l'Église, 58240 Luthenay-Uxeloup, France
Site Location: Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D13, about 20 km SSE of Nevers
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Nevers
Historical Region: Le Nivernais bourbonnais
Additional Comments: disappeared font? (the one from the 12thC church here)
Font Notes:
Described in Corblet (1881-1882) as a hexagonal font, one of whose sides prolongs into a square protrusion which has been carved to hold the holy oils; the other five sides of the basin have low-reliefs of St. John, the Virgin Mary, St. Anthony, a Christ on the cross and a saint bishop. All identifications are Corblet's who dates the font to the 16th century.

COORDINATES

UTM: 31T 520262 5188567
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 46.850339, 3.265774
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 46° 51′ 1.22″ N, 3° 15′ 56.78″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, unknown
Font Shape: hexagonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: unknon
Basin Exterior Shape: hexagonal

REFERENCES

  • Corblet, Jules, Histoire dogmatique, liturgique et archéologique du sacrement de baptême, Paris: V. Palme, 1881-1882, vol. 2, p. 132