Pont-sur-Vanne

INFORMATION

Font ID: 03567PON
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 14th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Notre-Dame de Port-sur-Vanne [aka Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité]
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Notes: 12thC church
Church Address: 89140 Pont-sur-Yonne, France
Site Location: Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D379-D660 crossroads, 13-14 km E of Sens
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Sens & Auxerre
Historical Region: Le Sénonais
Additional Comments: disappeared font? (the one from the 12thC church here)
Font Notes:
Listed in Corblet (1881-1882) simply as a 14th century font.

COORDINATES

UTM: 31U 532972 5336958
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 48.185, 3.4436
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 48° 11′ 6″ N, 3° 26′ 36.96″ 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