Monteils

INFORMATION

Font ID: 17030MON
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale St-Sauveur, Monteils
Font Location in Church: [destroyed font -- cf. FontNotes]
Church Patron Saint(s): Jesus Christ
Church Notes: church burned down by the Camisards in the 17thC
Church Address: 30360 Monteils, France
Site Location: Gard, Occitanie, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D253, the S of the D981, 8 km ESE of Alès, 25 km NW of Uzès
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Nîmes
Additional Comments: destroyed? font
Font Notes:
A sworn declaration before a local judge and auhorities given on 14 April 1703 by Louize Esperandieue, 22 years old, from Mons, included a passage related to the damage [destruction?] of the baptismal font in the church. [source: http://www.camisards.net/ [accessed 10 November 2010]

COORDINATES

UTM: 31T 594565 4882569
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 44.090196, 4.181287
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 44° 5′ 24.71″ N, 4° 10′ 52.63″ E