Montigny-Lengrain

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view of church exterior - west portal

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view of church exterior - southwest view

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view of church exterior - northwest view

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 20587MON
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century (late?), Late Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Martin de Montigny-Langrain
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Martin of Tours
Church Notes: 12thC church, modified 13th, 15thC -- listed in Mérimée [ref.: PA00115829]
Church Address: rue du Lieutenant de Kérillis / Pl. de l'Église, 02290 Montigny-Lengrain, France
Site Location: Aisne, Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D814, near Vic-sur-Aisne, 20 km from Soissons
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Soissons, Laon et Saint Quentin
Historical Region: Pays de la Vallée de l'Aisne, Picardie
Font Notes:
Limestone baptismal font consisting of a basin raised on a broad central shaft and four angle colonnettes decorated with foliated capitals and moulded bases. Listed in Palissy [ref.: PM02002638]: "Fonts baptismaux reposant sur quatre colonnettes d'angle à bases moulurées et chapiteaux à larges feuilles recourbées. La cuve est prolongée par un fût cylindrique central. [...] 2e moitié 12e siècle".

COORDINATES

UTM: 31U 507192 5468811
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 49.371962, 3.09907
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 49° 22′ 19.06″ N, 3° 5′ 56.65″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, limestone
Notes on Measurements: " l = 91 ; la = 85", in Palissy [ref.: PM02002638]

REFERENCES

  • France, Ministère de la culture, Inventaire Général, Palissy (France, Ministère de la culture), France, Ministère de la culture. URL: http://www.culture.fr/public/mistral/palissy.