Genille No. 1 / Genillé

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 06160GEN
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 15th - 16th century, Late Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Sainte-Eulalie de Genillé
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Eulalia of Mérida
Church Notes: 11thC church with remains of a Merovingian cemetery nearby; much modified since; 12thC church; re-built 1215; again 16thC -- listed in Mérimée [ref.: PA00097765]: "L'église se compose d'un clocher dont la partie basse avec voûte date du 13e siècle et la flèche du 15e ; d'une abside comprenant une travée rectangulaire et une travée polygonale du 15e siècle ; d'une nef des 15e et 16e siècles. Le portail d'entrée est du 15e isècle."
Church Address: Pl. Agnés Sorel, 37460 Genillé, France
Site Location: Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D764, 10 km NE of Loches, about 40 km SE of Loches
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Tours
Font Notes:
Described and illustrated in Le patrimoine des communes d'Indre-et-Loire (2001, v. 2: 979) as a baptismal font made from a single block of red marble; the basin is either round or oval and has a low-dome marble cover topped with a metal cross finial; the base is a square plan baluster-type column.

COORDINATES

UTM: 31T 355545 5227524
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 47.185338, 1.093287
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 47° 11′ 7.22″ N, 1° 5′ 35.83″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, marble (red)
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: oval or round, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: oval or round
Basin Exterior Shape: oval or round
Diameter (includes rim): 80 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 100 cm
Notes on Measurements: Le patrimoine des communes d'Indre-et-Loire (2001, v. 2: 979)

LID INFORMATION

Material: stone, marble (red)
Apparatus: no
Notes: the cross finial is made of metal

REFERENCES

  • Le Patrimoine des communes d'Indre-et-Loire, Paris: FLOHIC, 2001, vol. 2, p. 979