Louresse-Rochemenier No. 1 / Varenne

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view of church exterior in context

ruins of the church destroyed 16thC Religious Wars
Scene Description: ruins of the church destroyed 16thC Religious Wars
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Romain Bréget, 2011
Image Source: digital photograph taken 23 September 2011 by Romain Bréget [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Louresse-Rochemenier_-_Eglise_de_Varenne_1.jpg?uselang=fr] [accessed 18 September 2019]
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INFORMATION

FontID: 06186LOU
Object Type: Stoup
Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale de la Madeleine et Saint-Jean de Varenne [in ruins]
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary Magdalene & St. John
Church Location: Les Varennes, 49700 Louresse-Rochemenier, France
Country Name: France
Location: Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire
Directions to Site: Located off (S) the D177, 6 km N of Doué-la-Fontaine, about 15-20 km W of Saumur
Historical Region: Saumirois
Font Location in Church: Wall-mounted by the entrance
Century and Period: 15th century?, Late Medieval
Church Notes: church destroyed 16thC Religious Wars -- Listed in Mérimée [ref.: PA00109161] with date in the 14thC
Font Notes:
Described and illustrated in Le patrimoine des communes de Maine-et-Loire (2001, v. 1: 560) as a former mortar recycled as holy-water stoup and wall-mounted by the entrance; one of the handles of the mortar is still part of it. The baptismal font in this church and the matching stoup are both from the 18th century [not listed in this Index]

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 47.228822, -0.283803
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 47° 13′ 43.76″ N, 0° 17′ 1.69″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, limestone
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: round (wall-mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round (with handles)

REFERENCES

Le Patrimoine des communes de Maine-et-Loire, Paris: FLOHIC, 2001