Lutry

INFORMATION

FontID: 10113LUT
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale
Country Name: Switzerland
Location: Vaud
Font Location in Church: [cf. FontNotes]
Century and Period: Medieval
Font Notes:
Auguste Verdeil, in his 'Histoire du canton du Vaud' (1849-852: book 4, chapter 2) [source: www.rootsweb.com/~chevaud/verdeil/bk4ch2.htm] informs that on 31 October 1536 the inhabitants of Lutry, having seen the destruction of religious images and other liturgical effects by the bailiffs from Berne, removed several objects from their church, including the baptismal font, and hid them them all in a nearby cavern. Later the cavern became a sanctuary. [no current information available on this font]

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone

REFERENCES

Verdeil, Auguste, Histoire du canton du Vaud, Lausanne: D. Martignier, 1849-1852