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

INFORMATION

FontID: 03678AGN

Object Type: Stoup

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

Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin

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

Country Name: France

Location: Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

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

Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Nice

Date: 1538

Century and Period: 16th century

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

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 43.800907, 7.461825

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

UTM: 32T 376266 4850910

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