Plouasne / Ploane / Ploasmus / Ploasn / Ploasna / Ploasne / Ploasno / Plouan

INFORMATION

FontID: 18726PLO
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Eglise Paroissiale Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur et Saint-Philippe [formerly Saint-Jacques -- original church was Saint-Brieuc]
Church Patron Saints: St. James the Less [aka James the Lesser, James the Little, James the Minor, James the Younger] & St. Philip [original church dedicated to Saint-Brieuc]
Church Location: Place de l'Eglise, 22830 Plouasne
Country Name: France
Location: Côtes-d'Armor, Bretagne
Directions to Site: Located at the D12-D25 cross-roads
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Saint-Brieuc et Tréguier [formerly in the Diocèse de Saint-Malo]
Historical Region: Communauté de communes d'Evran
Font Location in Church: [cf. FontNotes]
Century and Period: 12th century, Medieval
Church Notes: earlier parish church here is documented since the early-12thC as part of the diocèse de Saint-Malo modern church listed in Mérimée [ref.: IA00004796]: "Eglise Saint-Jacques et Saint-Philippe construite de 1870 à 1872, date portée, par l'architecte Guépin ; ensemble de verrières datées 1872 par Fialeix, signature"
Font Notes:
A baptismal font of the 12th century made of granite and located in the vicarage [= "presbytère"] is listed in Palissy [ref.: PM22001692] without further description.

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 48.3004984, -2.0068186
UTM: 30U 573729 5350334

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, granite
Diameter (includes rim): 85 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 80 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * [given in Palissy [ref.: PM22001692] as " h = 80 ; l = 85"]