Maconcourt
INFORMATION
Font ID: 10112MAC
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th - 18th century
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Martin de Maconcourt
Font Location in Church: Inside the new [late-18th century] church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Martin
Previous Font Location(s): originally from the ancienne chapelle St-Martin
Church Notes: present church 1774 replaced an earlier chapel
Church Address: Maconcourt, 88170 Maconcourt, France
Site Location: Vosges, Grand Est, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D29, 2 km S of Vicherey, 45 km NW of Épinal, 50 km SW of Nancy
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Chatenois/Toul
Additional Comments: re-used font (from the earlier chapel)
Font Notes:
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Reported in www/maconcourt.com/divers/maconcourt_histo.pdf as a baptismal font originally from the ancient chapel of St. Martin. The new church was bult in the late 18th century. The font is mentioned as being located on the northwest side of the new church in [https://www.maconcourt.com/index.php?patr=egli&page=patrm&type=texte] [accessed 15 August 2025]: "A gauche ce sont les fonts baptismaux"; no details given. Cited in Eléments d’histoire de MACONCOURT [...] de Jean Voilquin [https://www.maconcourt.com/divers/maconcourt_histo.pdf] [accessed 15 August 2025]: "fonts baptismaux de la chapelle primitive
COORDINATES
UTM: 31U 717846 5361206
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 48.3664, 5.9414
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 48° 21′ 59.04″ N, 5° 56′ 29.04″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone