Diusse No. 2 / Diossa / Diuse / Diussa / Sanctus Johannes de Diossa

INFORMATION

Font ID: 18808DIU
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th century
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Jean-Baptiste
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. John the Baptist
Church Address: 64330 Diusse, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France
Site Location: Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located at the D16-D13 crossroads, SSE of Aire-sur-l'Adour, NNE of Pau
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Bayonne, Lescar at Oloron
Historical Region: Béarn, between Bigorre and Armagnac
Additional Comments: painted font (whitewashed)
Font Notes:
Baptismal font listed in Palissy [ref.: IM64001695]: "fonts baptismaux [...] plan (circulaire) ; pied [...] pierre : taillé, peint [...] Pierre recouverte de badigeon [...] 17e siècle (?)".

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 728281 4827476
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 43.5653, -0.1733
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 43° 33′ 55.08″ N, 0° 10′ 23.88″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: round, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Diameter (includes rim): 70 cm*
Basin Depth: 18 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 88 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * [Palissy [ref.: IM64001695]]