Vion
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view of church exterior in context
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view of font in context
Scene Description: towards the back, behind the rectangular slabs
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Zodiaque, 1991
Image Source: Saint-Jean (1991: pl. 60)
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view of font in context
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © madame Dulac, 2012
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INFORMATION
FontID: 04571VIO
Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale Saint-Martin de Vion
Church Patron Saints: St. Martin of Tours
Church Location: 07610 Vion, France
Country Name: France
Location: Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Directions to Site: Located off the RN86, 2-3 km N of Tournon-s-R, about 20 km N of Valence, in the Vivarais region
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Viviers
Historical Region: Le Tournonais -- Vivarais
Font Location in Church: In the crypt
Century and Period: 11th century, Romanesque
Church Notes: church listed in Mérimée [ref.: PA00116855] as 11thC and 12thC; re-built 19thC -- essay with good photos in http://www.patrimoine-ardeche.com/visites/vion.htm [accessed 29 December 2013
A monolithic, probably Romanesque, sandstone baptismal font is mentioned in Saint-Jean (1991); the presence of this cylindrical font and a few crudely carved tomb slabs in the crypt, writes Saint-Jean, "a donné lieu aux hipothèses les plus fantaisistes". Listed in Palissy [ref.: PM07000348]: "Cuve formée d'un bloc de pierre dure ayant l'apparence du marbre. [...] 11e siècle". The font is round, the upper rim surface has large indentation as seen in other fonts, they appear to have no specific functional use, but rather a decorative one, like a crenellation; there are three parallel thin grooves or scotiae all around the basin sides. The lage basin rests directly on the ground. The basin interior shows at least one side drain, whether it is original or drilled later we do not know; there are other drilled holes, two in the upper rim, but those are likely to have been made to accommodate plugs for an old font cover hardware; the 'crenellations', being only on one side, could also be related to a cover.
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal:
45.108632,
4.804989
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS:
45° 6′ 31.07″ N,
4° 48′ 17.96″ E
UTM: 31T 642183 4996881
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material:
stone, sandstone
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: hemispheric
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage Notes: no lining
Diameter (includes rim): 100 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 70 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * Palissy [ref.: PM07000348]]
LID INFORMATION
Notes: [cf. FontNotes]
REFERENCES
Saint-Jean, Robert, Vivarais -- Gévaudan romans, La Pierre-qui-vire, Yonne: Zodiaque, 1991
