Chantenay-Saint-Imbert No. 3 / Chantenay-St-Imbert

INFORMATION

Font ID: 03764CHA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century
Church / Chapel Name: Église Paroissiale [ancienne priorale] Saint-Martin
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Martin of Tours
Church Address: 16 place de l'Église, 58240 Chantenay-Saint-Imbert, France
Site Location: Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D22-D195 crossroads, just E of the N7, in the arrondissement and S of Nevers
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Nevers
Historical Region: Franche-Comté
Font Notes:
Octagonal mounted font of the 16th century with an inscription reported on the base (Patrimoine..., Nièvre, 1999, v. 2, 931). The same source describes the beautiful ceramic [faïence de Nevers] basin insert with two wells, one ornamented with the baptism of Christ by John the Baptist, the other with the scene of St. Martin cutting his cape to give to a poor man; the top surface of the partition and the rim are ornamented in blue and yellow flower and vine motif, and there is a Greek cross on the front part of the insert. (Ibid.)

COORDINATES

UTM: 31T 514012 5175554
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 46.733392, 3.183396
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 46° 44′ 0.21″ N, 3° 11′ 0.23″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, unknown
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round (ceramic insert)
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal

INSCRIPTION

Inscription Language: Latin
Inscription Location: On the base
Inscription Text: "SALUQQS + AURIA + QUI BAPTISE + AURIA"
Inscription Source: Patrimoine..., Nièvre, 1999, v. 2, p. 931

REFERENCES

  • Le Patrimoine des communes de la Nièvre, Charenton-le-Pont: FLOHIC, 1999, vol. 2, p. 931