Vence No. 1

INFORMATION

Font ID: 20598VEN
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale [ancienne cathédrale] de la Nativité-de-Marie de Vence
Font Location in Church: [cf. FontNotes]
Church Patron Saint(s): The Nativity of St. Mary
Church Notes: church listed in Mérimée [ref.: PA00080910]: "11e siècle ; 12e siècle ; 17e siècle" -- the baptistery is decorated with a Marc Chagall mosaic "Moïse sauvé des eaux"
Church Address: Pl. Clemenceau, 06140 Vence, France -- Tel.: +33 4 93 58 42 00
Site Location: Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Vence is located about 5 km N of St-Paul-de-Vence, about 20 km E of Nice [NB: Corblet has Vence listed under the Var département fonts]
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Nice
Historical Region: Métropole Nice, Côte d'Azur
Additional Comments: DID WE MISS THIS ONE WHEN WE VISITED? does this font really remain in the church?
Font Notes:
Listed in Palissy [ref.: PM06001213] as a stone baptismal font of the 12th century [NB: there are no details of this font in the entry; was it a dating mistake associated with the 17th-century font?]

COORDINATES

UTM: 32T 348079 4842812
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 43.722778, 7.113889
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 43° 43′ 22″ N, 7° 6′ 50″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone

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.