Exideuil / Exideuil-sur-Vienne

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 04210EXI
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century [basin only], [altered font]
Church / Chapel Name: Ancienne priorale Saint-André d'Exideuil-sur-Vienne
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, towards the W end the nave
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Andrew
Church Notes: church listed in Mérimée [ref.: PA00104368]: "Construite à la fin du 12e siècle, l'église dépendait de l'abbaye de Lesterps et du diocèse de Limoges."
Church Address: 4 Rue de l'Église, 16150 Exideuil-sur-Vienne, France -- Tel.: +33 5 45 89 01 29
Site Location: Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D165, 4 km WNW of Chabanais, 14 km S of Confolens
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Limoges
Additional Comments: altered font (the base looks modern)
Font Notes:
Described in the Dictionnaire des églises... (1966- ) as a baptismal font of the 13th century; the sides of the octagonal basin are panelled; the round base looks like a modern replacement. Illustrated in a 25 May 2010 photograph by Jack ma [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Exideuil_eg2.JPG] [accessed 20 April 2025]

COORDINATES

UTM: 31T 319500 5084091
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 45.8867, 0.673651
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 45° 53′ 12.12″ N, 0° 40′ 25.15″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal

REFERENCES

  • Dictionnaire des églises de France, Belgique, Luxembourg, Suisse, Paris: R. Laffont, 1966-, III C 65