Estinnes au Mont / Estinnes-au-Mont
INFORMATION
Font ID: 09562EST
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century, Late Gothic
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Rémi, Estinnes-au-Mont
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Remigius of Reims [aka Remi, Rémi, Remy]
Church Address: Pl. Communale, 7120 Estinnes, Belgium
Site Location: Hainaut / Henegouwen, Wallonie / Wallonne, Belgium, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the N563, about 12 km SE of Mons
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Tournai
Font Notes:
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Listed and illustrated as a Gothic baptismal font of the 16th century made of limestone in BALaT KIK-IRPA [https://balat.kikirpa.be/object/10041850] [accessed 9 August 2025]: "fonts baptismaux [...] pierre calcaire [...] Date: 1501 - 1600 [...] auteur: 132 cm".
COORDINATES
UTM: 31U 577742 5583202
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 50.395722, 4.093778
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 50° 23′ 44.6″ N, 4° 5′ 37.6″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, limestone
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
Font Height (less Plinth): 132 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * BALaT KIK-IRPA [cf. FontNotes]
LID INFORMATION
Date: modern
Apparatus: no
Notes: octagonal, flat and plain
REFERENCES
- KIK-IRPA, BALaT KIK-IRPA, 2024. URL: https://balat.kikirpa.be/.