Joyeux No. 1

INFORMATION

FontID: 09486JOY

Church/Chapel: Eglise Saint-Marcel

Church Patron Saints: St. Marcel of Paris

Country Name: France

Location: Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Directions to Site: Located in the municipality of Meximieux, 11 km from Meximieux itself, about 35 km NE of Lyon

Font Location in Church: Inside the church

Century and Period: 15th - 16th century, Gothic

Font Notes: Click to view font notes

Baptismal font dating from the old Gothic church, probably 15th or 16th century [source: www.labicyclettebleue.fr/joyeux.htnm] [cf. Index entry for Joyeux No. 2 for a holy-water stoup of the Gothic period in this church]

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone