Solignac No. 5 / Solemniacum
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Scene Description: in use for baptisms at the time [June 2001]
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Baptisteria Sacra Index, 2023
Image Source: digital image of a photograph taken 28 June 2001 by BSI
INFORMATION
FontID: 05118SOL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Eglise abbatiale Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul
Church Patron Saints: St. Peter & St. Paul
Church Location: rue de l'Abbaye, 87110 Solignac, France -- Tel.: +33 5 55 00 42 31
Country Name: France
Location: Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Directions to Site: Located off the C2-C19-D32 crossroads, 10 km S of Limoges
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, nave, centre aisle
Font Notes:
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A copper kettle -resembling those used by the sugar almond makers in country fairs- is used now [June 2001] for the church's baptismal needs [Quel dommage!]
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 45.75472, 1.27528
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 45° 45′ 16.99″ N, 1° 16′ 31.01″ E
UTM: 31T 365862 5068242
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: metal, copper
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: cauldron-shaped
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round