Pontmain

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 04239PON
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 14th century, Gothic
Workshop/Group/Artisan: double font
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Simon-et-Saint-Jude de Pontmain
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Simon & St. Jude
Church Address: Rte de Fougères, 53220 Pontmain, France
Site Location: Mayenne, Pays de la Loire, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D290, 16 km ENE of Fougères
Font Notes:
Described in the Dictionnaire des églises... (1966- ) as a 14th century granite baptismal double-font; its basins are both hexagonal and ornamented with Gothic arcades

COORDINATES

UTM: 30U 643548 5366938
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 48.439206, -1.059071
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 48° 26′ 21.14″ N, 1° 3′ 32.66″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, granite
Font Shape: double-font, hexagonal, mounted
Basin Exterior Shape: double basin, hexagonal (both)

REFERENCES

  • Dictionnaire des églises de France, Belgique, Luxembourg, Suisse, Paris: R. Laffont, 1966-, III D 124-125