Plougasnou
INFORMATION
Font ID: 04263PLO
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th century
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Pierre de Plougasnou / Église Saint-Pierre et croix dite du Bourg
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, near the fireplace
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Peter
Church Notes: church listed in Mérimée [ref.: PA00090232]: "L'édifice date en grande partie du 16e siècle."
Church Address: 29630 Plougasnou, France
Site Location: Finistère, Bretagne, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D79A, about 16 km NNE of Morlaix
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Quimper et Léon
Font Notes:
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Described in the Dictionnaire des églises... (1966- ) as a 17th-century baptismal font made of lead and granite.
COORDINATES
UTM: 30U 441721 5393985
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 48.696182, -3.791989
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 48° 41′ 46.25″ N, 3° 47′ 31.16″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: metal (and stone), lead (and granite)
REFERENCES
- Dictionnaire des églises de France, Belgique, Luxembourg, Suisse, Paris: R. Laffont, 1966-, IV A 100-101