Sahurs
INFORMATION
Font ID: 04306SAH
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th - 18th century
Church / Chapel Name: Église Saint-Sauveur de Sahurs
Church Patron Saint(s): Our Saviour
Church Notes: original church dedicated to St. Maur was destroyed during the Revolution -- church listed in Mérimée [ref.: PA00101016]: "11e siècle"
Church Address: 7 Rue de l'Église, 76113 Sahurs, France -- Tel.: +33 2 35 32 00 55
Site Location: Seine-Maritime, Normandie, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (S) the D51, about 11 km SSW of Rouen
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Rouen
Font Notes:
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Described in the Dictionnaire des églises... (1966- ) simply as a baptismal font with a copper lid of the Louis XIV period [i.e., mid-late 17th and early 18th century]. The entry for this church in the diocese page [https://rouen.catholique.fr/patrimoine/eglise-saint-sauveur-de-sahurs/] [accessed 26 Aprl 2025] also mentions "fonts baptismaux Louis XIV" in it.
COORDINATES
UTM: 31U 351971 5468873
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 49.354583, 0.961583
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 49° 21′ 16.5″ N, 0° 57′ 41.7″ E
LID INFORMATION
Date: 17th - 18th century
Material: metal, copper
Notes: Described in the Dictionnaire des églises... (1966- ) as a copper font-cover of the Louis XIV period
REFERENCES
- Dictionnaire des églises de France, Belgique, Luxembourg, Suisse, Paris: R. Laffont, 1966-, IV B 148