Sainte-Agnes / Sainte-Agnès / Sant Agn / Sant Anh

INFORMATION

Font ID: 03678AGN

Object Type: Stoup

Font Date: 1538

Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century

Church / Chapel Name: Église Notre-Dame-des-Neiges de Sainte-Agnès

Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin

Church Address: 19 Place de la Mairie, 06500 Sainte-Agnès, France

Site Location: Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, Europe

Directions to Site: Located off the D-22, just N of Menton, between Monaco and the Italian border

Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Nice

Font Notes: Click to view

Dated by the inscription on the square lower base "1538". The pedestal stoup has a round basin; the stem of the base is octagonal and the lower base fans out to a square shape.

COORDINATES

UTM: 32T 376266 4850910

Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 43.800907, 7.461825

Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 43° 48′ 3.26″ N, 7° 27′ 42.57″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, limestone

Font Shape: pedestal font

Basin Interior Shape: round

Basin Exterior Shape: round

INSCRIPTION

Inscription Language: numbers

Inscription Location: lower base

Inscription Text: "1538"

Inscription Source: Patrimoine…Alpes-Maritimes, v. 2, 569

REFERENCES

Le Patrimoine des communes des Alpes-Maritimes, Charenton: FLOHIC, 2000, vol. 2, p. 569