Pizieux
INFORMATION
Font ID: 06103PIZ
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 14th - 15th century, Gothic
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Rémy
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Remigius of Reims [aka Remi, Rémi, Remy]
Church Notes: 12thC church
Church Address: 1 Rue Saint-Rémi, 72600 Pizieux, France
Site Location: Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located in the canton de Mamers, arrondissement de Mamers
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese du Mans
Historical Region: Le Maine
Additional Comments: disappeared font? (the one from the 12thC church here)
Font Notes:
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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.
COORDINATES
UTM: 31U 302164 5355557
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 48.32222, 0.33111
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 48° 19′ 19.99″ N, 0° 19′ 52″ E
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, vol. 2, p. 890