Acoz
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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Acoz --Vie locale d'un village au coeur de l'Entre-Sambre et Meuse, 2008
Image Source: digital photograph in Vie locale d'un village au coeur de l'Entre-Sambre et Meuse [http://acoz.skynetblogs.be/post/5646664/les-anciens-fonts-baptismaux-de-leglise-dacoz] [accessed 21 August 2008]
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 13711ACO
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: ca. 1844?
Font Century and Period/Style: 19th century (mid?), Modern
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Martin à Acoz
Font Location in Church: [cf. FontNotes]
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Martin of Tours
Church Address: Rue Saint-Martin 13, 6280 Gerpinnes, Belgium -- Tel.: +32 71 50 62 43
Site Location: Hainaut / Henegouwen, Wallonie / Wallonne, Belgium, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the N975, 2 km NNW of Gerpinnes, about 8 km SE of Charleroi
Font Notes:
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The notable aspect of this baptismal font is actually the large oak armoire that constituted the frame for the baptismal font itself. The large cupboard contained a horizontal shelf that held the basin proper. The armoire fell into disuse at a later date when a 'proper' font was introduced in this church. The armoire had been originally located in the south aisle near the entranceway, but was later moved around the interior of the church, until the late 1950s, when the parish priest, M. Doublet, put it up for sale to help in the financing of the electrical heating for the building [source: http://acoz.skynetblogs.be/post/5646664/les-anciens-fonts-baptismaux-de-leglise-dacoz [accessed 21 August 2008]. The only baptismal font for Acoz listed in BALaT KIK-IRPA [https://balat.kikirpa.be/object/10049754] [accessed 22 August 2025] is the early-20th century one in the Eglise Saint-Léon[Lausprelle].
COORDINATES
UTM: 31U 609171 5579340
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 50.356, 4.5347
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 50° 21′ 21.6″ N, 4° 32′ 4.92″ E