Proix
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view of church exterior - west view
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INFORMATION
FontID: 18965PRO
Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale Saint-Leu de Proix
Church Location: 02120 Proix, France
Country Name: France
Location: Aisne, Hauts-de-France
Directions to Site: Located off the A26, W of Guise, 22 km ENE of Saint-Quentin, 40 from Laon
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Soissons, Laon et Saint-Quentin
Historical Region: Région de Guise / Pays de Guise, Picardie
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 12th century, Romanesque
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
Stome baptismal font consisting of a square basin with a rounded underbowl, raised on a broad central shaft and four angle columns with capitals. Listed in Palissy [ref.: PM02000974]: "fonts baptismaux [...] 12e siècle [...] Cuve carrée à fond hémisphérique portée sur une colonne monocylindrique flanquée de quatre colonnettes que surmontent un chapiteau."
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal:
49.90215,
3.565359
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS:
49° 54′ 7.74″ N,
3° 33′ 55.29″ E
UTM: 31U 540798 5527756
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material:
stone
Font Shape: square (mounted)
Basin Exterior Shape: square