Friedolsheim

INFORMATION

FontID: 03780FRI
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Eglise Saint-Denis [orig. from an unknown church
Church Patron Saints: St. Denys [aka Denis, Dennis, Dionis, Dyonisius]
Church Location: Pl. de l'Église, 67490 Friedolsheim, France
Country Name: France
Location: Bas-Rhin, Grand Est
Directions to Site: Located off the D231,10-12 km SE of Saverne
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Strasbourg
Date: 1652
Century and Period: 17th century(mid)
Font Notes:
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

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 48.705556, 7.484722
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 48° 42′ 20″ N, 7° 29′ 5″ E
UTM: 32U 388519 5395832

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