Mussy-sur-Seine No. 1 / Mussy sur Seine

INFORMATION

Font ID: 09318MUS
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century, Gothic
Church / Chapel Name: Église collégiale Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens de Mussy-sur-Seine
Font Location in Church: Now in the medieval chapel, E side of the S transept; earlier in the first bay to the N of the nave
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Peter-ad-vincula
Church Notes: church listed in Mérimée [ref.: PA00078166]: "13e siècle ; 14e siècle"
Church Address: 4 Rue des Ursulines, 10250 Mussy-sur-Seine, France -- Tel.: +33 3 25 38 20 34
Site Location: Aube, Grand Est, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D178, W of the D671, N-71, about 50 km SE of Troyes
Font Notes:
Described in Enlart (1902: 763) and Davies (1962: 60): "an octagonal room opening off the east side of the south transept; this now contains the font and is regarded as an example of mediaeval baptismal chapel. But until recently the font was located in the first bay to the north of the nave and, in any case, an epitaph in situ records that it was built by a certain Henri Caillot, who died in 1338 and directed that three Masses a week should be said on the altar of St. John the Baptist; thus the room was erected initially as a chantry and nothing else."

COORDINATES

UTM: 31T 611650 5315038
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 47.9789, 4.49614
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 47° 58′ 44.04″ N, 4° 29′ 46.1″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone

REFERENCES

  • Davies, J.G., The Architectural Setting of Baptism, London: Barrie and Rockliff, 1962, p. 60 and fn4, 5
  • Enlart, Camille, Manuel d'archéologie française depuis les temps mérovingiens jusqu'à la Renaissance, Paris: Alphonse Picard & fils, 1902, p. 763