Saint-Paul-la-Coste / St-Paul-Lacoste

INFORMATION

FontID: 17029COS
Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale
Country Name: France
Location: Gard, Occitanie
Directions to Site: In the Parc National des Cévennes, NW of Nimes; canton Alès, arrondissement Alès-Ouest [Coordinates: 44° 9′ 2″ N, 3° 58′ 13″ E 44.150556, 3.970278]
Font Location in Church: [cf. FontNotes]
Century and Period: , Medieval
A sworn declaration before a local judge and auhorities given on 8 September 1702 includes a passage on damages to the baptismal font of the parish church of St-Paul-la-Coste; the font was found in pieces, the basin on the ground; damage was also done to a holy-water stoup [source: http://www.camisards.net/ [accessed 10 November 2010] [NB: the church itself appears to have been documented since 1156]

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone