Pizieux

INFORMATION

FontID: 06103PIZ
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale Saint-Rémy
Church Patron Saints: St. Remigius of Reims [aka Remi, Rémi, Remy]
Country Name: France
Location: Sarthe, Pays de la Loire
Directions to Site: Located in the canton de Mamers, arrondissement de Mamers
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 14th - 15th century
Font Notes:
Described and illustrated in Le patrimoine des communes de la Sarthe (2001, v. 2: 890) as a baptismal font of the 14th or 15th century. It is an odd object in that, although it is a double-font, i.e., it has two basin wells and a third for the holy oils, etc., there is no outer shape corresponding to these basins.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: one?
Font Shape: polygonal (mounted)
Basin Exterior Shape: polygonal

REFERENCES

Le Patrimoine des communes de la Sarthe, Paris: FLOHIC, 2001