Lery / Léry, St. Ouen de Lery
INFORMATION
Font ID: 10171LER
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century, Renaissance
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Ouen de Léry
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, near the entrance
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Owen [aka Audoen, Audoenus, Audoin, Dado, Ouen]
Church Notes: church listed in Mérimée [ref.: PA00099468]: "11e siècle ; 12e siècle"
Church Address: 3 Pl. de l'Église, 27690 Léry, France
Site Location: Eure, Normandie, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D77, 18-20 km SSE of Rouen
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse d'Évreux
Historical Region: Haute-Normandie
Font Notes:
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Stone baptismal font, sculpted and painted; located near the entrance; dated 16th century [source: http://lery.normand.free.fr/Histoire/EgliseLery.htm]. A digital photograph of the font and cover taken 14 September 2018 by Giogo may be seen in Wikimedia [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File-Église_Saint-Ouen_de_Léry_14.jpg] [accessed 16 August 2025]
COORDINATES
UTM: 31U 369796 5460770
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 49.2858, 1.20955
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 49° 17′ 8.88″ N, 1° 12′ 34.38″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
LID INFORMATION
Material: metal
Apparatus: no
Notes: plain low-dome with orb-and-cross finial