Troyon, in Vendresse-Beaulne / Troium / Trojon
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view of church exterior - west view
view of church exterior in context
Scene Description: showing the church from the northwest
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Image Source: photograph of March 1915 for on-line sale in Delcampe [www.delcampe.net/page/item/id,91230787,var,photo-eglise-de-Troyon-mars1915-14-18,language,E.html] [accessed 3 January 2014]
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 18949TRO
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Église Saint-Eloi de Troyon
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Eligius [aka Éloi, Eloy, Loi]
Church Address: Grande Rue, 55300 Troyon, Vendresse-Beaulne, France
Site Location: Aisne, Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D964 [aka 'Grande Rue', in the municipality of Vendresse-Beaulne since 1923
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Soissons, Laon et Saint-Quentin
Historical Region: Picardie
Additional Comments: Troyon merged with Vendresse in 1809 to form the commune of Vendresse-et-Troyon; this new commune merged with Beaulne-et-Chivy in 1923 and became Vendresse-Beaulne. Troyon appears to have been destroyed in WWI and not re-built in the aftermath
Font Notes:
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Stone baptismal font of the 12th century consisting of a square basin with a rounded underbowl, raised on a round pedestal base and a square lower base. Listed in Palissy [ref.: PM02001304]: " fonts baptismaux [...] Cuve carrée à fond hémisphérique portée sur un fût monocylindrique qui repose sur un socle carré. [...] 12e siècle". The dictionary of Melleville (1857, vol. 2: 238) informs that it used to be a parish dedicated to St-Eloi, and belonged to the abbey of St-Jean de Laon. [NB: other than the Palissy listing we have not been able to locate any current sources on this font].
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: square, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: square
Font Height (less Plinth): 90 cm*
Trapezoidal Basin: 93 x 93 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * [Palissy [ref.: PM02001304]]