Saint-Vincent-de-Paul nr. Dax / Pouy / St-Vincent-de-Paul
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INFORMATION
FontID: 10288POU
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale Saint-Vincent-de-Paul du Berceau [orig. from the old church now disappeared]
Church Patron Saints: St. Vincent of Paul
Church Location: 40990 Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, France
Country Name: France
Location: Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Directions to Site: The village, formerly known as 'Pouy', is located 6 km ENE of Dax
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse d'Aire et Dax
Font Location in Church: Inside the new church
Century and Period: Medieval [composite]
Church Notes: present church of 1854; damaged by fire 1947; restored 1948; renovated 1981, 1999
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
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 43.7456, -1.01028
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 43° 44′ 44.16″ N, 1° 0′ 37.01″ W
UTM: 30T 660206 4845542
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal