Pierres
INFORMATION
Font ID: 06232PIE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 15th century, Late Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: L'ancien presbytère [=the old presbitery] [orig. from the parish church]
Font Location in Church: [now located near the well, by the presbitery]
Church Address: 14170 Saint-Pierre-en-Auge, France
Site Location: Calvados, Normandie, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D511, 25-30 km SE of Caen
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Bayeux et Lisieux
Additional Comments: abandoned font: by the well of the old presbitery
Font Notes:
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Described and illustrated in Le patrimoine des communes de Calvados (2001, v. 2: 1632) the abandoned basin from the old font of the parish church; it was replaced with a new one in the mid-19th century; it now lies abandoned by the well of the old presbitery
COORDINATES
UTM: 30U 717133 5433929
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, granite
Number of Pieces: one [base missing]
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
REFERENCES
- Le Patrimoine des communes du Calvados, Paris: FLOHIC, 2001, vol. 2, p. 1632