Thoigne / Thoigné
INFORMATION
Font ID: 06108THO
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 14th century / 16th century/ 20th century [composite font?], Medieval [composite]
Workshop/Group/Artisan: double font
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Martin
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Martin of Tours
Church Notes: 11th-12thC church
Church Address: Rue Saint-Martin, 72260 Thoigné, France
Site Location: Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D26, 2 km W of Courgains, 7-8 km NW of Marolles-les-Braults, 11-12 km SW of Mamers
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese du Mans
Font Notes:
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Described and illustrated in Le patrimoine des communes de la Sarthe (2001, v. 2: 1148) as a double-font, a polygonal baptismal font of two basins dated from the 14th, 16th and 20th centuries [NB: the source does not ellaborate on which parts date from which century]
COORDINATES
UTM: 31U 296348 5352056
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 48.288914, 0.254438
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 48° 17′ 20.09″ N, 0° 15′ 15.98″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: double-font, polygonal, mounted
Basin Exterior Shape: double basin, polygonal (both)
REFERENCES
- Le Patrimoine des communes de la Sarthe, Paris: FLOHIC, 2001, vol. 2, p. 1148