Domremy-la-Pucelle
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view of font and cover
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view of basin
Scene Description: note the damage to two of the panels
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view of font and cover in context
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 10313DOM
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 14th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale St-Rémy
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the corner demarcated by a metal railing, in front of the burial slab that depicts Didier and Jacob Thiesselin, grand-nephews of Jean d'Arc
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Remigius of Reims [aka Remi, Rémi, Remy]
Church Notes: 13thC church was originally a chapel of ease to Greux; it now belongs to the Paroisse Nouvelle Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc-Saint-Elophe; much modified 1824; restored 2005
Church Address: 2 Rue Principale, 88630 Domrémy-la-Pucelle, France -- Tel.: +33 3 29 06 90 70
Site Location: Vosges, Grand Est, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the junction of the D164-D166, 10-12 km N of Neufchâteau, about 45 km SW of Nancy
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Saint-Dié
Historical Region: Lorraine
Additional Comments: famous person fon: Jeanne-d'Arc / Joan of Arc is said to have been baptised in it [ca. 1400]
Font Notes:
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Baptismal font listed in Palissy [ref.: PM88000281]: "Fonts baptismaux dits de Jeanne d'Arc [...] Calcaire : taillé [...] 15e siècle". Illustrated in Mémoire [ref.: MHR44_20228800374]. Unlike the fame of "La Pucelle" [Joan of Arc], who is said to have been baptised in it, the font at Domremy is a forgettable affair: the octagonal basin has a rounded underbowl that connects with a chamfer and a splaying pedestal base, all octagonal and plain. Some of the panels of the font show signs of cracks and considerable damage. Wooden font cover, octagonal and plain, modern. A digital photograph of the font and cover in their context taken 4 November 2016 by Arnauld25 is posted in Wikimedia [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Église_Saint-Rémy_de_Domrémy-la-Pucelle_113.jpg] [accessed 17 August 2025]. A digital photograph of the font itself taken 29 October 2006 by Frikar is also posted in Wikimedia [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Les_fonts_baptismaux_de_l'église_de_Domrémy-la-Pucelle.jpg] [accessed 17 August 2025].
A 13th-century stoup here is mentioned in the French Wikipedia entry for this church [https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Église_Saint-Rémy_de_Domrémy-la-Pucelle] [accessed 17 August 2025] but the font is not. This stoup may be the one listed in Palissy [ref.: PM88001377]: "Bénitier en pierre calcaire de forme cylindrique [...] Datant de l'époque romane (?)", and illustrated in Mémoire [ref.: MHR44_20228800365]. This stoup shown in a digital photograph 4 November 2016 by Arnaud25 may be seen in Wikimedia [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Église_Saint-Rémy_de_Domrémy-la-Pucelle_069.jpg] [accessed 17 August 2025], but the plaque posted on the pillar behind and visible in the photograph reads: "Bénitier contemporain de Jeanne" [i.e., 15thC].
A 13th-century stoup here is mentioned in the French Wikipedia entry for this church [https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Église_Saint-Rémy_de_Domrémy-la-Pucelle] [accessed 17 August 2025] but the font is not. This stoup may be the one listed in Palissy [ref.: PM88001377]: "Bénitier en pierre calcaire de forme cylindrique [...] Datant de l'époque romane (?)", and illustrated in Mémoire [ref.: MHR44_20228800365]. This stoup shown in a digital photograph 4 November 2016 by Arnaud25 may be seen in Wikimedia [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Église_Saint-Rémy_de_Domrémy-la-Pucelle_069.jpg] [accessed 17 August 2025], but the plaque posted on the pillar behind and visible in the photograph reads: "Bénitier contemporain de Jeanne" [i.e., 15thC].
COORDINATES
UTM: 31U 697812 5368918
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 48.4423, 5.67486
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 48° 26′ 32.28″ N, 5° 40′ 29.5″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
LID INFORMATION
Date: modern
Material: wood
Apparatus: no
Notes: octagonal, flat and plain; modern
REFERENCES
- France, Ministère de la culture, Inventaire Général, Mémoire / POP : la plateforme ouverte du patrimoine (Ministère de la culture, Inventaire Général), 2024. URL: https://www.pop.culture.gouv.fr/search/mosaic?base=%5B%22Photographies%20%28M%C3%A9moire%29%22%5D.
- France, Ministère de la culture, Inventaire Général, Mémoire / POP : la plateforme ouverte du patrimoine (Ministère de la culture, Inventaire Général), 2024. URL: https://www.pop.culture.gouv.fr/search/mosaic?base=%5B%22Photographies%20%28M%C3%A9moire%29%22%5D.
- France, Ministère de la culture, Inventaire Général, Palissy (France, Ministère de la culture), France, Ministère de la culture. URL: http://www.culture.fr/public/mistral/palissy.
- France, Ministère de la culture, Inventaire Général, Palissy (France, Ministère de la culture), France, Ministère de la culture. URL: http://www.culture.fr/public/mistral/palissy.