Ferrieres-Haut-Clocher / Férrieres-Haut-Clocher
INFORMATION
Font ID: 04290FER
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century
Church / Chapel Name: Église Sainte-Christine
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Christina
Church Notes: church listed in Mérimée [ref.: PA00099415]: "13e siècle ; 16e siècle ; 18e siècle"
Church Address: 12 Rue Sainte-Christine, 27190 Ferrières-Haut-Clocher, France
Site Location: Eure, Normandie, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D64-D71 crossroads, about 12 km W of Evreux
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse d'Évreux
Additional Comments: disappeared font? (the one from the 13thC church here)
Font Notes:
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Described in the Dictionnaire des églises... (1966- ) simply as a 16th century baptismal font. Listed in Palissy [ref.: PM27000745]: "Fonts baptismaux [...] 16e siècle [...] La cuve est de forme octogonale, très évasée."
COORDINATES
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 49.02088, 0.98142
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 49° 1′ 15.17″ N, 0° 58′ 53.11″ 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 73
- France, Ministère de la culture, Inventaire Général, Palissy (France, Ministère de la culture), France, Ministère de la culture. URL: http://www.culture.fr/public/mistral/palissy.