Saint-Hilaire-Petitville / St-Hilaire-Petitville
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view of church exterior - northeast view
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view of church exterior - northwest end
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view of church exterior - south view
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 09489HIL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 15th century [basin only], Medieval [altered]
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Hilaire à Saint-Hilaire-Petitville
Font Location in Church: Inside the church [cf. FontNotes]
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Hilary of Poitiers
Church Notes: church here documented 1168
Church Address: place de l'Eglise, 50500 Saint-Hilaire-Petitville, France
Site Location: Manche, Normandie, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D974, in the municipality of Carentan, to the E of it, W of Bayeux, NNW of Saint-Lô
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Coutances et Avranches [formelrly in the dioceses of Bayeux and in the diocese of Coutances]
Historical Region: Le Cotentin -- Basse-Normandie
Additional Comments: altered font?
Font Notes:
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Medieval baptismal font [source: Office de tourisme de Carentan: www.ot-carentan.fr].. Listed in Palissy [ref.: PM50003536]: "Fonts baptismaux (ancienne cuve baptismale) [...] Calcaire : taillé [...] Cuve de forme hexagonale [...] Moyen Age [...] D = 72 (intérieur) ; d = 100 (extérieur) [...] Anciennement sous l'if du cimetière, actuellement dans l'église".
COORDINATES
UTM: 30U 628714 5462613
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 49.302689, -1.229433
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 49° 18′ 9.68″ N, 1° 13′ 45.96″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: hexagonal, mounted
Basin Exterior Shape: hexagonal
Diameter (inside rim): 72 cm*
Diameter (includes rim): 100 cm*
REFERENCES
- 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.