Friedolsheim
INFORMATION
Font ID: 03780FRI
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: 1652
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th century(mid)
Church / Chapel Name: Église Saint-Denis [orig. from an unknown church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Denys [aka Denis, Dennis, Dionis, Dyonisius]
Church Address: Pl. de l'Église, 67490 Friedolsheim, France
Site Location: Bas-Rhin, Grand Est, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D231,10-12 km SE of Saverne
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Strasbourg
Font Notes:
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Octagonal mounted font of very sober decoration and design: the upper rim is octagonal (with damage where the original iron staples have been removed), and the basin is rounded with framing bands delimiting the sides. The base is a square pedestal, thinning towards the foot where it widens out again to form the lower base. The source (Le patrimoine des communes du Bas-Rhin, 1999, v. 1, p. 502) mentions that this font was originally in another church but does not say which one. There is a domed wooden cover topped with a cross finial.
COORDINATES
UTM: 32U 388519 5395832
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 48.705556, 7.484722
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 48° 42′ 20″ N, 7° 29′ 5″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, sandstone
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
LID INFORMATION
Date: 19th century?
Material: wood
Notes: Domed wooden cover with cross finial, probably of a later date than the font itself.
REFERENCES
- Le Patrimoine des communes du Haut-Rhin, Charenton-le-Pont: FLOHIC, 1998, vol. 1, p. 502