Bretteville-le-Rabet

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 06207BRE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th - 18th century
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Lô de Bretteville-le-Rabet
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Laudus [aka Lô -- 6thC bishop of Coutances]
Church Notes: 12thC church; modified 15th, 18th -- listed in Mérimée [ref.: PA00111115]
Church Address: 14190 Bretteville-le-Rabet, France
Site Location: Calvados, Normandie, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D43, E of the N158, 6 km SE of Bretteville-sur-Laize, about 20 km S of Caen
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Bayeux et Liseux
Additional Comments: disappeared font? (the one from the 12thC church here)
Font Notes:
Described and illustrated in Le patrimoine des communes de Calvados (2001, v. 1: 314) as a round mounted baptismal font of the 17th or 18th century made of limestone; the shallow basin is ornamented with ribbed pattern; the base is a baluster-type pedestal with ribbed pattern ornamentation as well; the lower base is square.

COORDINATES

UTM: 30U 700336 5433865
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 49.025108, -0.259498
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 49° 1′ 30.39″ N, 0° 15′ 34.19″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

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

LID INFORMATION

Apparatus: no
Notes: flat lid with large Latin cross finial

REFERENCES

  • Le Patrimoine des communes du Calvados, Paris: FLOHIC, 2001, vol. 1, p. 314