Chenedolle / Chênedollé
INFORMATION
Font ID: 06231CHE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1, basin only
Font Century and Period/Style: 14th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Georges de Chênedollé
Font Location in Church: [now serving as the base of cross]
Church Patron Saint(s): St. George
Church Address: 14410 Valdallière, France
Site Location: Calvados, Normandie, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D294-D303 crossroads, 10 km E of Vire-Normandie
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Bayeux et Lisieux
Additional Comments: recycled font: now the base of a cross
Font Notes:
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Described and illustrated in Le patrimoine des communes de Calvados (2001, v. 2: 1624) as the octagonal basin of a granite baptismal font of the 14th century; it has served as the base for a wooden cross for a long time now. The underbowl is one of the type formed by many star-shaped mouldings or similar which is found in this area.
COORDINATES
UTM: 30U 664223 5413734
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 48.85482, -0.76118
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 48° 51′ 17.35″ N, 0° 45′ 40.25″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, granite
Number of Pieces: one [base missing]
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: octagonal
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
REFERENCES
- Le Patrimoine des communes du Calvados, Paris: FLOHIC, 2001, vol. 2, p. 1624