Authiou

INFORMATION

FontID: 03695AUT
Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale Saint-Sulpice d'Authiou
Church Patron Saints: St. Sulpicius [aka Sulpitius]
Church Location: place de l'eglise, 58700 Authiou, France
Country Name: France
Location: Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Directions to Site: Located off the D140BIS, 6-7 km W of Brinon-sur-Beuvron, about 50 km NNE of Nevers
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Nevers
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 13th century, Gothic
Church Notes: church ca. 1130; much modified since -- listed in Mérimée [ref.: PA00135227]: "Edifice fondé au 12e siècle, modifié au 16e siècle et fortement reconstruit (nef du 19e siècle). Clocher rebâti au 16e siècle, surmonté d'une flèche du 19e siècle. Choeur roman à chapiteaux sculptés, chapelle nord du 15e siècle."
Octagonal mounted font with a very slender base stem and a rectangular plinth. Dated to the 13th century in the source, although it appears later. The basin is octagonal with a rounded underbowl; there is an inscription [cf. Inscriptions] around the upper part of the basin sides. The stem of the base is also octagonal, with half-ball motifs on it, and ends in a square lower base. The plinth is rectangular and of a later date. The inscription is illegible in the source. (Patrimoine… Nièvre, 1999, v. 1, p. 41). The entry for this font in Palissy [ref.: PM58001356] notes: "Fonts baptismaux (cuve baptismale) [...] 13e siècle [...] H = 115 ; d = 66 [...] Inscription sur la cuve reproduisant deux phrases de saint Jean sur la renaissance par l'eau et l'Esprit-Saint." The entry for this church in La Sauvegarde de l'art français [https://www.sauvegardeartfrancais.fr/projets/authiou-eglise-saint-sulpice/] [accessed 14 April 2025]: "L’église d’Authiou, conserve un bénitier transformé en fonts baptismaux, daté de 1608."

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 47.2716, 3.4166
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 47° 16′ 17.76″ N, 3° 24′ 59.76″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, unknown
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
Diameter (includes rim): 66 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 115 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * Palissy [cf. FontNotes]

INSCRIPTION

Inscription Notes: Illegible in the source
Inscription Location: around the upper sides of the basin
Inscription Text: Text not available; according to the source: "reproduit deux phrases de saint Jean sur la renaissance par l'eau et l'Esprit-Saint"
Inscription Source: Patrimoine…Nièvre, v. 1, p. 41 / Palissy

LID INFORMATION

Date: modern
Material: wood,
Notes: Flat modern wooden cover

REFERENCES

Le Patrimoine des communes de la Nièvre, Charenton-le-Pont: FLOHIC, 1999
France, Ministère de la culture, Inventaire Général, Palissy (France, Ministère de la culture), France, Ministère de la culture. Accessed: 2025-04-14 00:00:00. URL: http://www.culture.fr/public/mistral/palissy.