Perros-Guirec No. 3
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INFORMATION
FontID: 18457PER
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Eglise parroissiale Saint-Jacques-et-Saint-Guirec
Church Patron Saints: St. James & St. Guirec [aka Guéroc, Guevroc. Kirec, Kirecq
Church Location: Perros Guirec 22700 - France
Country Name: France
Location: Côtes-d'Armor, Bretagne
Directions to Site: Located 10 km N of Lannion
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Saint-Brieuc et Tréguier
Historical Region: formerly Côtes-du-Nord
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the baptistery chapel
Century and Period: 17th century, Renaissance
Church Notes: Church listed in Palissy [référence PA00089383] -- Square stoup in Merimee [référence PM22000723] -- Figural stoup in Merimee [référence PM22000722]
Font Notes:
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The present font is noted and illustrated in Info Bretagne [www.infobretagne.com/perros-guirec-eglise.htm] [accessed 17 May 2013] with date in the 17th century; it consists of a plain octagonal basin raised on a plain octagonal pedestal base, both made of coarse granite. The metal font cover is a low dome made of brass, with a mall Latin cross finial/handle. The GLAD portal [http://patrimoine.region-bretagne.fr/sdx/sribzh/main.xsp?execute=show_document&id=MERIMEEIA22006189] [accessed 17 May 2013] has: "Les fonts baptismaux ont été aménagés en 1709 à l'initiative du recteur Toulcoat (d'après inscription)" [set up? re-fitted?]
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 48.814374, -3.442948
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 48° 48′ 51.74″ N, 3° 26′ 34.61″ W
UTM: 30U 467474 5406923
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, granite
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
Drainage Notes: no lining
LID INFORMATION
Material: metal, brass
Apparatus: no
Notes: [cf. FontNotes]