Saint-Christophe-sur-le-Nais / St-Christophe-sur-le-Nais

INFORMATION

Font ID: 06161CHR

Object Type: Baptismal Font1

Font Century and Period/Style: 17th century

Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Christophe

Font Location in Church: Inside the church

Church Patron Saint(s): St. Christopher

Church Notes: church documented 12thC (two churches: 11thC Benedictine priory and 16thC parish, merged into one since 1700)

Church Address: 1 Rue des Pèlerins, 37370 Saint-Christophe-sur-le-Nais, France -- Tel.: +33 2 47 29 24 19

Site Location: Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France, Europe

Directions to Site: Located off the D6, about 10 km WNW of Neuvy-le-Roi, 35-40 km NNW of Tours

Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Tours

Additional Comments: disappeared font? (the one from the 11thC priory church here)

Font Notes: Click to view

Described and illustrated in Le patrimoine des communes d'Indre-et-Loire (2001, v. 2: 1073) as a baptismal font of the 17th century that has been attached to a small baroque retable that shows the Baptism of Christ; the font itself appears to have been built into the structure.

COORDINATES

UTM: 31T 310469 5276829

Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 47.617128, 0.477751

Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 47° 37′ 1.66″ N, 0° 28′ 39.91″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, tuff?

REFERENCES

Le Patrimoine des communes d'Indre-et-Loire, Paris: FLOHIC, 2001, vol. 2, p. 1075