Chambray-les-Tours / Chambray-lès-Tours

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 06170CHA
Object Type: Stoup
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century, Renaissance
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Symphorien de Chambray-lès-Tours
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, by the W entrance
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Symphorian [Symphorien d'Autun] [† ca. 200]
Church Notes: 12thC church; much modified since
Church Address: Rue de la Mairie, 37170 Chambray-lès-Tours, France -- Tel.: +33 2 47 48 45 67
Site Location: Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (E) the A10, 5-6 km S of Tours city centre
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Tours
Additional Comments: disappeared font? (the one from the 12thC church here)
Font Notes:
Described and illustrated in Le patrimoine des communes d'Indre-et-Loire (2001, v. 1: 291) as a monolithic holy-water stoup made of light coloured marble; it consists of a shallow round-pan basin ornamented with scallop pattern and a shield bearing a coat of arms, all in very low-relief; the slender shaft of the base is slightly wide towards the bottom, itself ornamented with foliage in very low-relief as well.

COORDINATES

UTM: 31T 327325 5245347
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 47.33879, 0.71419
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 47° 20′ 19.64″ N, 0° 42′ 51.08″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, marble
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: round, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Diameter (includes rim): 60 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 140 cm
Notes on Measurements: Le patrimoine des communes d'Indre-et-Loire (2001, v. 1: 291)

REFERENCES

  • Le Patrimoine des communes d'Indre-et-Loire, Paris: FLOHIC, 2001, vol. 1, p. 291