Wissous

INFORMATION

Font ID: 07671WIS
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: ca. 1699?
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th century(late)
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Denis de Wissous
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the W end
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Denys [aka Denis, Dennis, Dionis, Dyonisius]
Church Notes: 12thC church; much modified and restored since
Church Address: Pl. de la Libération, 91320 Wissous, France -- Tel.: +33 1 60 11 64 61
Site Location: Essonne, Île-de-France, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D167, 5-6 km NNE of Chilly-Mazarin, just W of Orly airport
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse d'Évry-Corbeil-Essonnes
Additional Comments: disappeared font? (the one from the 12thC church here)
Font Notes:
Described and illustrated in the Patrimoine des communes... l'Essonne (2002, v. 1: 185) as a baptismal font ordered by the Archbishop of Paris to be made in 1699; during his visit to the church he had found the former one broken. It consists of a plain -except for a rim moulding- hemispherical basin mounted on quadrangular pedestal, also plain. [Flohic ref.: 91060307]

COORDINATES

UTM: 31U 450487 5397815
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 48.731389, 2.32666748.731389, 2.326667
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 48° 43′ 53″ N, 2° 19′ 36″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

  • Le Patrimoine des communes de l'Essonne, Paris: FLOHIC, 2002, vol. 1: 185