Eterpigny nr. Péronne / Esterpinniacum / Sterpiniacum / Strepenni / Éterpigny
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view of church exterior - southwest view
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INFORMATION
FontID: 18146ETE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Église Saint-Médard d'Éterpigny
Church Patron Saints: St. Medard [aka Medardus]
Church Location: 2 Rue de Péronne, 80200 Éterpigny, France
Country Name: France
Location: Somme, Hauts-de-France
Directions to Site: Located at the N17-D62 crossroads, 5 km from Péronne, 45-50 km E of Amiens
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse d'Amiens
Historical Region: Haute Somme / Haute Picardie
Century and Period: Medieval
Church Notes: church here documented 977 and 1134; destroyed in 1915 (WWI); re-built 1925
Font Notes:
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The 1840-1841 session of the Comité historique des arts et monuments, published in the Bulletin Archéologique, vol. 1, pt. 2 (1843: 140-141) mentions a baptismal font in a chapel "à Eterpigny canton de Péronne". The church was destroyed in 1915, and the old font is assumed to have been destroyed at the time.
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 49.891435, 2.924492
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 49° 53′ 29.17″ N, 2° 55′ 28.17″ E
UTM: 31U 494576 5526563