Saint-Jeanvrin

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 04245JEA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Église Saint-Georges [originally Saint-Janvier] de Saint-Jeanvrin
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. George
Church Notes: According to J. Favière in the Dictionnaire des églises... (1966- ), the older part of the church belongs in the second half of the 12th century; the baptismal font is the only furnishing from that period -- listed in Mérimée [ref.: PA00096890]: "Si l'ensemble est daté du 12e siècle, l'édifice subit toutefois des transformations au 15e siècle"
Church Address: 18370 Saint-Jeanvrin, France
Site Location: Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D128, 4 km NE of Chateaumeillant
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Bourges
Font Notes:
Described by J. Favière in the Dictionnaire des églises... (1966- ) as a large Romanesque baptismal font ornamented with a head of a man wearing a long and matted beard, and broken sticks (?) ("bâtons brisés")

COORDINATES

UTM: 31T 441381 5160566
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 46.5961, 2.2347
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 46° 35′ 45.96″ N, 2° 14′ 4.92″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone

REFERENCES

  • Dictionnaire des églises de France, Belgique, Luxembourg, Suisse, Paris: R. Laffont, 1966-, III D 152