Saint-Ouen-en-Champagne / St-Ouen-en-Champagne

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 05892OUE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1, fragment
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Église Saint-Ouen de Saint-Ouen-en-Champagne
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Owen [aka Audoen, Audoenus, Audoin, Dado, Ouen]
Church Address: D101, 72350 Saint-Ouen-en-Champagne, France
Site Location: Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D101, 2-3 km ESE of Brûlon, about 25 km W of Le Mans
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese du Mans
Additional Comments: abandoned font: only a fragment of the basin has survived
Font Notes:
Described and illustrated in Le patrimoine des comunes de la Sarthe (2001, v. 1: 327) as the bottom fragment of the basin of a medieval baptismal font; the cylindrical fragment, which was found in the presbitery yard in the 1970s, is believed to have been part of the original font of this church (the church dates originally from the fisrt half of the 12th century). The sides of the fragment are ornamented with a low-relief blind arcade of round arches. The material is identified as "calcaire coquillier".

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 709857 5314592
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 47.950226, -0.189328
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 47° 57′ 0.82″ N, 0° 11′ 21.58″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, limestone
Font Shape: cylindrical
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

  • Le Patrimoine des communes de la Sarthe, Paris: FLOHIC, 2001, vol. 1: p. 327