Corcelles No. 1 (Ain)

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 18621COR
Object Type: Stoup
Font Date: 1579
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century(late)
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Martin
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Martin of Tours
Church Address: 285 Corcelles, 01110 Champdor-Corcelles, France
Site Location: Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located 25 km SW of Oyonnax
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Belley-Ars
Historical Region: Plateau d'Hauteville -- Haut-Jura
Font Notes:
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

UTM: 31T 699256 5101282
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 46° 2' 16.15" N, 5° 34' 31.32" E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

INSCRIPTION

Inscription Language: numbers
Inscription Text: [1579]
Inscription Notes: [cf. FontNotes]
Inscription Source: [cf. FontNotes]