Mougins No. 1

INFORMATION

FontID: 03679MOU
Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur
Church Patron Saints: St. James the Greater [aka James the Great, James the Elder]
Church Location: 27 Rue de l'Église, 06250 Mougins, France -- Tel.: +33 4 93 45 13 87
Country Name: France
Location: Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Directions to Site: Located off the D6185, 7-8 km N of Cannes
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Nice
Century and Period: 16th - 17th century, Renaissance
Pedestal water stoup made of "marbre des Maures" and identified as being from the 16th century (a/p Le patrimoine des communes des Alpes-Maritimes, v. 2, p. 579). The basin is round and the pedestal rectangular, the whole having a certain Baroque air and looking later than the date given in the source. The baptismal font in this church [cf. Index entry for Mougins No. 2] could fall in the same category.

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 43.60029, 6.99525
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 43° 36′ 1.04″ N, 6° 59′ 42.9″ E
UTM: 32T 338194 4829432

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, marble (marbre des Maures)
Font Shape: pedestal font
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

Le Patrimoine des communes des Alpes-Maritimes, Charenton: FLOHIC, 2000