Corcelles No. 1 (Ain)

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Scene Description: [cf. FontNotes]

INFORMATION

FontID: 18621COR

Object Type: Stoup

Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale Saint-Martin

Church Patron Saints: St. Martin of Tours

Church Location: 01110 Corcelles, France

Country Name: France

Location: Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Directions to Site: Located 25 km SW of Oyonnax

Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Belley-Ars

Historical Region: Plateau d'Hauteville -- Haut-Jura

Date: 1579

Century and Period: 16th century(late)

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Octagonal holy-water stoup with a rounded upper rim on which an inscription with a date is located. It is listed in Palissy [ref.: PM01000192]: "Bénitier de forme octogonale à rebord circulaire, avec inscription sous la moulure du rebord [...] inscription ; date 1579 [...] 4e quart 16e siècle [...] pierre". The nearby Chapelle Notre-Dame de Ferrières is modern.

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 46° 2' 16.15" N, 5° 34' 31.32" E

UTM: 31T 699256 5101282

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone

Font Shape: octagonal

Basin Interior Shape: round

Basin Exterior Shape: round

INSCRIPTION

Inscription Language: numbers

Inscription Notes: [cf. FontNotes]

Inscription Text: [1579]

Inscription Source: [cf. FontNotes]