Varennes No. 1

INFORMATION

Font ID: 06155VAR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century / 15th - 16th century, Gothic
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Pierre
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Peter
Church Notes: 13thC(?) church
Church Address: Pl. de la Mairie, 37600 Varennes, France
Site Location: Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (S) the D31, in the municipality and about 10 km SW of Loches
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Tours
Font Notes:
Described and illustrated in Le patrimoine des communes d'Indre-et-Loire (2001, v. 2: 781) as a hemispheric mounted baptismal font; the base consists of octagonal shafts. This source (ibid.) cites the Congrès archéologique de Tours (1949) in which Robert Ranjard dates the Varennes font to the 13th century, but it adds that it is more likely to be dated to the 15th or 16th century..

COORDINATES

UTM: 31T 341740 5215012
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 47.06965, 0.91559
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 47° 4′ 10.74″ N, 0° 54′ 56.12″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

  • Le Patrimoine des communes d'Indre-et-Loire, Paris: FLOHIC, 2001, vol. 2, p. 781