Gistoux / Chaumont Gistoux / Tchaumont Djistou
INFORMATION
Font ID: 09553GIS
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century, Gothic
Church / Chapel Name: Église Saint-Jean Baptiste de Gistoux
Church Patron Saint(s): St. John the Baptist
Church Notes: present church built 1841
Church Address: Chaussée de Huy, 214 1325 Chaumont-Gistoux, Belgium
Site Location: Brabant Wallon / Wallon Brabant, Wallonie / Wallonne, Belgium, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the N243 [aka Chaussée de Huy], 30-35 km SE of Brusslels
Ecclesiastic Region: Archidiocèse de Malines-Bruxelles
Historical Region: Brabant
Font Notes:
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Baptismal font of the 16th century in the Gothic style [source: http://home.tiscali.be/be016790/asbl/almanach/chaumont-gistoux] [broken link / no longer available]. No mention of a font in the entry for this church in BALaT KIK-IRPA [https://balat.kikirpa.be/object/10012635] [accessed 13 September 2024] [NB: unable to corroborate the earlier reference to a font here -- September 2024]
COORDINATES
UTM: 31U 619690 5616167
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 50.685013, 4.694334
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 50° 41′ 6.05 N, 4° 41′ 39.6″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone