Etiolles / Étiolles

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 07690ETI
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 15th - 16th century, Late Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Martin d'Étiolles
Font Location in Church: Inside, on the S side
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Martin [original dedication Holy Trinity]
Church Notes: 10thC church; re-built 12thC; enlarged 17thC -- listed in Mérimée [ref.: PA00087908]
Church Address: 1 Pl. de l'Église, 91450 Étiolles, France -- Tel.: +33 1 60 75 72 76
Site Location: Essonne, Île-de-France, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D331, 2-3 km NW of Saint-Germain-lès-Corbeil, 3 km ENE of Évry
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. 2: 904) as a baptismal font of the 13th or 14th century made of limestone; the basin has a rounded underbowl but the sides are slightly indented and vertical; a roll moulding ornaments the upper basin side; the base a pedestal [Flohic ref.: 91310105]. Listed in Palissy [ref.: PM91001500]: "Fonts baptismaux [...] Calcaire [...] Dans la nef de l'église, 1ère travée". Illustrated in Mémoire [ref.: AP91W02204]

COORDINATES

UTM: 31U 461212 5387155
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 48.63626, 2.47352
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 48° 38′ 10.54″ N, 2° 28′ 24.67″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

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

REFERENCES

  • Le Patrimoine des communes de l'Essonne, Paris: FLOHIC, 2002, vol. 2: 904
  • 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.