Saint-Hippolyte nr. Loches / St-Hippolyte
INFORMATION
Font ID: 04244HIP
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Hippolyte de Saint-Hippolyte
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Hippolytus of Rome
Church Address: 37600 Saint-Hippolyte, France
Site Location: Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D92, about 8 kms SE of Loches
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Tours
Font Notes:
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Described in the Dictionnaire des églises... (1966-: III D 151) simply as a 13th-century baptismal font. Described and illustrated in Le patrimoine des communes d'Indre-et-Loire (2001, v. 2: 854) as a former baptismal font now converted into a holy-water stoup at this church; it is made of a single square block of limestone but has had the front angles trimmed. This last source states that it must be later than the 13th century, without a doubt.
COORDINATES
UTM: 31T 355592 5213847
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 47.06234, 1.0983
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 47° 3′ 44.42″ N, 1° 5′ 53.88″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, limestone
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: square (unmounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: square (front corners now trimmed off)
REFERENCES
- Dictionnaire des églises de France, Belgique, Luxembourg, Suisse, Paris: R. Laffont, 1966-, III D 151
- Le Patrimoine des communes d'Indre-et-Loire, Paris: FLOHIC, 2001, vol. 2, p. 854