Gron
INFORMATION
Font ID: 03563GRO
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Germain de Gron
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Germanus of Auxerre [aka Germans, German, Germain]
Church Notes: church here documented 1196;
Church Address: 2 Rue de l'École, 89100 Gron, France -- Tel.: +33 3 86 65 27 74
Site Location: Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D1060, 5 km SSW of Sens, about 50 km S of Provins.
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Sens & Auxerre
Font Notes:
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Listed in Corblet (1881-1882) simply as a 16th century font. The entry for this church in Fondation du Patrimoine [https://www.fondation-patrimoine.org/les-projets/eglise-saint-germain-a-gron/78156] [accessed 8 April 2025] reports a 16th-century baptismal font and a 13th-century holy-water stoup in it: " The stoup is located in the porch, the font inside the church.
COORDINATES
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 48.160812, 3.263118
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 48° 9′ 38.92″ N, 3° 15′ 47.23″ 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. 144