Blond
INFORMATION
Font ID: 04068BLO
Object Type: Stoup
Church / Chapel Name: Église de l'Ordination-de-Saint-Martin de Blond
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Martin of Tours
Church Notes: The church is listed as originally from the 12th century, with 16th and 17th century additions and modifications -- listed in Mérimée [ref.: PA00100253]: "12e siècle [...] L'abside et la façade organisée pour la défense sont les parties les plus intéressantes de l'édifice. La nef a été remaniée au début du 20e siècle"
Church Address: 2 Pl. de l'Église, 87300 Blond, France
Site Location: Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D3-D5 crossroads, about 10 km S of Bellac
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Limoges
Historical Region: Limousin
Font Notes:
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Described in the Dictionnaire des églises... (1966-) as a granit stoup; the basin has eight panels that are flat on the outside and polylobed on the inside.
COORDINATES
UTM: 31T 346594 5100959
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 46.045, 1.01722
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 46° 2′ 42″ N, 1° 1′ 1.99″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, granite
Font Shape: octagonal
Basin Interior Shape: octagonal
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
REFERENCES
- Dictionnaire des églises de France, Belgique, Luxembourg, Suisse, Paris: R. Laffont, 1966-, II B 20