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view of church exterior - northwest view
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Image Source: digital photograph taken 3 August 2014 by Peter Potrowl [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Biarritz_-_Église_Saint-Martin_-_2.jpg] [accessed 7 March 2015]
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view of church exterior - south view
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Peter Potrowl, 2014
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view of church interior - nave - looking east
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Peter Potrowl, 2014
Image Source: digital photograph taken 3 August 2014 by Peter Potrowl [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Biarritz_-_Église_Saint-Martin_-_12.jpg] [accessed 7 March 2015]
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view of font and cover
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Image Source: digital photograph taken 22 June 2011 by BSI
view of font and cover
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Baptisteria Sacra Index, 2023
Image Source: digital photograph taken 22 June 2011 by BSI
view of font and cover in context
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Baptisteria Sacra Index, 2023
Image Source: digital photograph taken 22 June 2011 by BSI
INFORMATION
FontID: 17670BIA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale Saint-Martin
Church Patron Saints: St. Martin of Tours
Church Location: 4, rue Saint Martin, 64200 Biarritz, France -- Tel : 05 59 23 05 19
Country Name: France
Location: Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Directions to Site: Located on rue St-Martin, just E of the crossing where the avenue Kennedy becomes avenue Foch
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Bayonne, Lescar et Oloron
Historical Region: Aquitaine - Pays Basque
Century and Period: 12th - 13th century, Medieval
Church Notes: church listed in Mérimée [référence PA00084357]
Font Notes:
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The present font is modern, octagonal with moulded sides and an inscription in French around the sides. Its cover, a metal (?) octagonal pyramid, with an orb-and-cross finial is also modern. It is located in a small alcove off the nave, protected with a metal railing [NB: the original church is medieval, but we have no information on the medieval font]. The church of Sainte Eugénie is modern and has a modern font.
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 43.4742, -1.55566
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 43° 28′ 27.12″ N, 1° 33′ 20.38″ W
UTM: 30T 616817 4814489