Aire-sur-l'Adour No. 3
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view of church interior - statue - St. Mary - detail
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view of church interior - nave - looking east
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 17615AIR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Date Visited: 2011-06-22
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th century(late?), Late Gothic
Church / Chapel Name: Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste d'Aire
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the baptismal chapel, N aisle
Church Patron Saint(s): St. John the Baptist
Church Address: 1 Rue René Mericam, 40800 Aire-sur-l'Adour, France
Site Location: Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Aire is located off the D824, 30 km SE of Mont-de-Marsan, 50 km N of Pau. The cathedral is located in the lower town
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse d'Aire et Dax
Historical Region: Aquitaine
Additional Comments: disappeared font? (the medieval one)
Font Notes:
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The present font consists of a shallow basin raised on a round pedestal base and a round-to-square lower base, all in shocking red and white marble; probably late-17th century. [NB: the church dates originally from the Romanesque period, though much changed and renovated through the ages; we have no information on its medieval font -- BSI visited a nearby convent (?) in which an old font is kept and used as a planter; we were unable to determine whther this font had belonged originally to St-Jean's].
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 720604 4842258
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 43.700556, -0.262222
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 43° 42′ 2″ N, 0° 15′ 44″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, marble
Font Shape: round, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage System: centre hole in basin
Drainage Notes: no lining
Diameter (inside rim): 72 cm
Diameter (includes rim): 102 cm
Basin Depth: 20 cm
Basin Total Height: 27.5 cm
Font Height (with Plinth): 104.5 cm
Notes on Measurements: BSI on site