Dureil

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 06102DUR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Charles de Dureil
Font Location in Church: Now located in the nave, but originally wall-mounted on the western side
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Charles
Church Address: Pl. Rouillon-Frin, 72270 Dureil, France
Site Location: Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (E) the A11, between Parcé-sur-Sarthe (W) and Malicorne-sur-Sarthe (SE), 40 km SW of Le Mans
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese du Mans
Historical Region: Anjou
Additional Comments: recycled stoup: originally wall-mounted on the wetsren side, now on a pedestal in the nave
Font Notes:
Described and illustrated in Le patrimoine des communes de la Sarthe (2001, v. 2: 832) as a cylindrical holy-water stoup mounted on a short pedestal base; the sides are ornamented with thick ribs on which a single shield; the shield has a horizontal band with what appears to be the chiselled-off date; one of the sides of the basin is flat, which makes it originally wall-mounted. It is painted and damaged on the sides and upper rim.

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 713543 5302861
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 47.84359, -0.145815
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 47° 50′ 36.92″ N, 0° 8′ 44.93″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: cylindrical, mounted, originally wall-mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Diameter (includes rim): 40 cm
Basin Total Height: 25 cm
Notes on Measurements: Le patrimoine des communes de la Sarthe (2001, v. 2: 832)

REFERENCES

  • Le Patrimoine des communes de la Sarthe, Paris: FLOHIC, 2001, vol. 2, p. 832