Samsons-Lion No. 2

INFORMATION

FontID: 17491SAM

Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale Sainte-Madeleine

Church Patron Saints: St. Mary Magdalene

Country Name: France

Location: Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Directions to Site: Located in the Lembeye canton, Pau arrondissement, and NE of Pau

Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse d'Aire et Dax

Historical Region: Aquitaine

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The Palissy database notes two related but modern items in this church: a 19th-century ceramic stoup [Référence IM64002583], and the baptismal font [Référence IM64002580] made of sandstone and dated to the 18th century. The Mérimée database entry for this church [référence IA00026663] gives the date of the original fabric of the church to the 12th century. [NB: we have no information on the medieval font]