Papignies-Wannebecq

INFORMATION

FontID: 09504PAP
Church/Chapel: Eglise Saint-Léger
Church Patron Saints: St. Leger [aka Ledger, Léger, Leodegar, Leodegarius]
Country Name: Belgium
Location: Hainaut / Henegouwen, Wallonie / Wallonne
Directions to Site: Located near Deux-Acren and Ath
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 11th century, Romanesque
Described in the Lessines web site [www.lessines.be] as a baptismal font of the 11th century made of blue stone ["pierre bleue"], a reference to the blue-black limestone often called 'Tournai marble' [cf. Index entries for 'Tournai fonts' for other fonts of the same period made of this stone in this area, including the one at nearby Deux-Acren]

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, limestone (black and blue) (Tournai marble)