Saint-Vincent-de-Paul nr. Dax / Pouy / St-Vincent-de-Paul
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 10288POU
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: Medieval [composite]
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Vincent-de-Paul du Berceau [orig. from the old church now disappeared]
Font Location in Church: Inside the new church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Vincent of Paul
Church Notes: present church of 1854; damaged by fire 1947; restored 1948; renovated 1981, 1999
Church Address: 40990 Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, France
Site Location: Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Europe
Directions to Site: The village, formerly known as 'Pouy', is located 6 km ENE of Dax
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse d'Aire et Dax
Additional Comments: re-cycled font / famous-person font: believed to be from the old church -- font in which St. Vincent of Paul was baptised
Font Notes:
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Baptismal font from the old church now disappeared; the basin is octagogonal with decorated panels and a rounded underbowl; the inner well is lined; the pedestal base is modern. Believed to be the font in which St. Vincent of Paul was baptised in 1581. [source: www.vincentians.org.au]
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 660206 4845542
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 43.7456, -1.01028
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 43° 44′ 44.16″ N, 1° 0′ 37.01″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal