Chermignac

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 07663CHE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th century
Workshop/Group/Artisan: heraldic font
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Quentin de Chermignac
Font Location in Church: In the chapel at the base of the bellfry, just above the crypt
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Quentin [aka Quentin of Amiens, Quintin, Quintinus]
Church Notes: 12thc church; much modified since -- listed in Mérimée [ref.: PA00104651]: "11e siècle ; 13e siècle ; 14e siècle ; 17e siècle [...] L'église date des 13e et 14e siècles."
Church Address: Rue de Bel air, 17460 Chermignac, France -- Tel.: +33 5 46 92 86 77
Site Location: Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D125, 6 km SW of Saintes
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de La Rochelle et Saintes
Font Notes:
Described and illustrated in the Patrimoine des communes... Charente-Maritime (2002, v. 2: 985) as an monolithic octagonal font of the 17th century made of limestone; there are mouldings at top and bottom; one of the sides has a large shield with a coat of arms bearing three hearts and identified in this source as belonging to the Goy family. There is some damage evident on the upper rim, probably from a metal staple. Plain wooden cover [Flohic ref.: 17330403]. Listed in Palissy [ref.: PM17000072]: "Fonts baptismaux [...] 17e siècle [...] Armoiries identifiées de la famille des Goy d'argent au chevron de sable accompagné de trois coeurs de gueules". Illustrated in Mémoire [ref.: AP17W00307, OA017_20221700443, OA017_20221700444]. 27 September 2015 digital photograph by William Ellison [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chermignac_église_Saint-Quentin_Bénitier.JPG] [accessed 18 May 2025]

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 681328 5061442
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 45.6828, -0.6715
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 45° 40′ 58.08″ N, 0° 40′ 17.4″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, limestone
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: octagonal, unmounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal

LID INFORMATION

Date: modern
Material: wood
Apparatus: no
Notes: round, flat and plain; modern

REFERENCES

  • Le Patrimoine des communes de la Charente-Maritime, Paris: FLOHIC, 2002, vol. 2: 985
  • France, Ministère de la culture, Inventaire Général, Mémoire / POP : la plateforme ouverte du patrimoine (Ministère de la culture, Inventaire Général), 2024. URL: https://www.pop.culture.gouv.fr/search/mosaic?base=%5B%22Photographies%20%28M%C3%A9moire%29%22%5D.
  • France, Ministère de la culture, Inventaire Général, Mémoire / POP : la plateforme ouverte du patrimoine (Ministère de la culture, Inventaire Général), 2024. URL: https://www.pop.culture.gouv.fr/search/mosaic?base=%5B%22Photographies%20%28M%C3%A9moire%29%22%5D.
  • France, Ministère de la culture, Inventaire Général, Mémoire / POP : la plateforme ouverte du patrimoine (Ministère de la culture, Inventaire Général), 2024. URL: https://www.pop.culture.gouv.fr/search/mosaic?base=%5B%22Photographies%20%28M%C3%A9moire%29%22%5D.
  • France, Ministère de la culture, Inventaire Général, Palissy (France, Ministère de la culture), France, Ministère de la culture. URL: http://www.culture.fr/public/mistral/palissy.