Artannes-sur-Thouet

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 04225ART
Object Type: Stoup
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Pierre d'Artannes-sur-Thouet
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Peter
Church Notes: 11th-12thC church listed in Mérimée [ref.: PA00108948]: "11e siècle ; 12e siècle ; 13e siècle ; 18e siècle}
Church Address: Imp. du Prieuré, 49260 Artannes-sur-Thouet, France
Site Location: Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D360, 5-6 km S of Saumur, about 25 km NNW of Loudun, 56 km SE of Angers
Historical Region: Le Saumurois
Font Notes:
Described in the Dictionnaire des églises... (1966- ) simply as a 16th century holy-water stoup. Noted in Mérimée and illustrated in Mémoire [ref.: AP12R051910]: "Bénitier".

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 720299 5231872
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 47.20339, -0.091147
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 47° 12′ 12.2″ N, 0° 5′ 28.13″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

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

REFERENCES

  • Dictionnaire des églises de France, Belgique, Luxembourg, Suisse, Paris: R. Laffont, 1966-, III D 11
  • France, Ministère de la culture, Inventaire Général, Mémoire / POP : la plateforme ouverte du patrimoine (Ministère de la culture, Inventaire Général), 2024. URL: https://www.pop.culture.gouv.fr/search/mosaic?base=%5B%22Photographies%20%28M%C3%A9moire%29%22%5D.
  • France, Ministère de la culture, Inventaire Général, Palissy (France, Ministère de la culture), France, Ministère de la culture. URL: http://www.culture.fr/public/mistral/palissy.