Crosville-la-Vieille

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 04283CRO
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 14th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Église Saint-Martin de Crosville-la-Vieille
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Martin of Tours
Church Notes: 11thC church; re-built 16thC -- listed in Mérimée [ref.: PA00099382]: "12e siècle ; 13e siècle ; 16e siècle ; 17e siècle"
Church Address: Le Bourg, 27110 Crosville-la-Vieille, France
Site Location: Eure, Normandie, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D24, just SW of Le Neubourg, about 22 km NW of Évreux
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse d'Évreux
Additional Comments: painted font (remains of paint) -- disappeared font? (the one from the 12thC church here)
Font Notes:
Described in the Dictionnaire des églises... (1966- ) simply as a 14th-century baptismal font. Noted and illustrated in the entry for this church in Fondation Patrimoine [https://www.fondation-patrimoine.org/les-projets/eglise-de-crosville-la-vieille/1073] [accessed 25 April 2025]: "remarquables fonts baptismaux datant du XIVe siècle - cuve octogonale en pierre sculptée et gravée de motifs de réseaux de roses, avec des restes de polychromie"; the illustration in this source shows a font consisting of three well-defined volumes: an octagonal basin with a prominent rim flat moulding, the basin sides decorated with incised varied tracery patterns; raisend on an octagonal-to-square pedestal and a square lower base. No cover present.

COORDINATES

UTM: 31U 349250 5446934
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 49.1567, 0.9324
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 49° 9′ 24.12″ N, 0° 55′ 56.64″ E

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-, IV B 54