Calvi No. 2

INFORMATION

FontID: 04041CAL
Church/Chapel: Eglise pro-cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste
Church Patron Saints: St. John the Baptist
Country Name: France
Location: Haute-Corse, Corsica / Corse
Directions to Site: Located 72 kms N of Ajaccio, on the coast, in NW Corsica
Date: 1443
Century and Period: 15th century (mid), Late Medieval
Described and illustrated in the Dictionnaire des églises... (1966-) as a white marble holy-water stoup dated to 1443 and with an inscription [cf. Inscription]. NB: a later font is listed for this church [cf. Index entry for Calvi No. 1]

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, marble (white)

INSCRIPTION

Inscription Language: Latin
Inscription Notes: Unclear in the source whether or not the date is part of the inscription
Inscription Location: unknown
Inscription Text: "MARTINUS E PRATE FILIUS FRAUCISCI"
Inscription Source: Dictionnaire des églises... (1966-, II D 50)

REFERENCES

Dictionnaire des églises de France, Belgique, Luxembourg, Suisse, Paris: R. Laffont, 1966-