Moussy
INFORMATION
Font ID: 03757MOU
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century(early)
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Remy de Moussy
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Remigius of Reims [aka Remi, Rémi, Remy]
Church Address: 5 Pl. de l'Église, 58700 Moussy, France -- Tel.: +33 3 86 37 30 79
Site Location: Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D977BIS, about 10 km ENE of Prémery
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Nevers
Font Notes:
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Hexagonal mounted font dated in the source (Le patrimoine des communes de Nièvre, v. 2, p. 855) to the early 16th century, totally plain except for a few mouldings. Both the basin and the pedestal of the base are hexagonal.
COORDINATES
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 47.192499, 3.452116
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 47° 11′ 32.99″ N, 3° 27′ 7.62″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, unknown
Font Shape: hexagonal, mounted
Basin Exterior Shape: hexagonal
REFERENCES
- Le Patrimoine des communes de la Nièvre, Charenton-le-Pont: FLOHIC, 1999, vol. 2, p. 855