Plessis-Sainte-Opportune

INFORMATION

Font ID: 04302PLE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 11th - 12th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-André du Plessis-Mahiet du Plessis-Sainte-Opportune
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the NW corner of the nave
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Andrew
Church Notes: church listed in Mérimée [ref.: PA00099514, IA00018837]: "Eglise du 13e siècle ; remaniée au 16e siècle (baies et arc triomphal) ; sacristie ajoutée au 17e siècle"
Church Address: Rue de l'Église Saint-André, 27170 Le Plessis-Sainte-Opportune, France
Site Location: Eure, Normandie, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (S) the D31, 10 km SE of Beaumont-le-Roger, 13 km E of Bernay, itself about 45 km WNW of Évreux
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse d'Évreux
Font Notes:
Described in the Dictionnaire des églises... (1966- ) simply as a Romanesque baptismal font. The font listed in Palissy [ref.: IM27000312] is dated "15e siècle (?)": "Fonts baptismaux [...] Grès [...] au sol ; de milieu ; plan (octogonal) ; élévation (galbée) [...] H = 90 ; la = 70 [...] Nef, angle nord ouest".

COORDINATES

UTM: 31U 344511 5436675
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 49.0633, 0.8714
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 49° 3′ 47.88″ N, 0° 52′ 17.04″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
Diameter (includes rim): 70 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 90 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * Palissy [cf. FontNotes]

REFERENCES

  • Dictionnaire des églises de France, Belgique, Luxembourg, Suisse, Paris: R. Laffont, 1966-, IV B 126
  • 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.