Lamnay

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 06110LAM
Object Type: Stoup
Font Date: 1686
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th century(late)
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Martin
Font Location in Church: At the entrance to the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Martin of Tours
Church Notes: church mentioned in 969; modified 16th, 17thC -- church listed in Mérimée [ref.: PA00132711]
Church Address: Rue de l'Église, 72320 Lamnay, France
Site Location: Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D1-D125 crossroads, S of the A11, 9-10 km WNW of Montmirail, 45-50 km ENE of Le Mans
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese du Mans
Font Notes:
Described and illustrated in Le patrimoine des communes de la Sarthe (2001, v. 2: 1244) as a holy-water stoup made of black marble and dated from 1686 by an inscription that also records the name of the donor, Honorat Gomer, sieur des Jaunières and the salt-tax collector at Montmirail. The basin is circular with a significant scotia at the upper rim side; the inscription runs along the sides of the basin. The square pedestal base is of the baluster type. [NB: this same Honorat Gomer donated a baptismal font to the church of Cherré - cf. BSI entry]

COORDINATES

UTM: 31U 329071 5331849
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 48.11694, 0.70333
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 48° 7′ 0.98″ N, 0° 42′ 11.99″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, marble (black)
Font Shape: round, mounted?
Basin Interior Shape: round?
Basin Exterior Shape: round?
Notes on Measurements: Measurements given as "vasque: 64 x 48 cm" in Le patrimoine des communes de la Sarthe (2001, v. 2: 1244)

INSCRIPTION

Inscription Language: French
Inscription Location: basin side
Inscription Text: "[...] DE HONORAT GOMER / [...] DES IAUNIERES 1686"
Inscription Notes: A gift of Honorat Gomer, sieur des Jaunières, 1686
Inscription Source: Le patrimoine des communes de la Sarthe (2001, v. 2: 1244)

REFERENCES

  • Le Patrimoine des communes de la Sarthe, Paris: FLOHIC, 2001, vol. 2: 1244