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view of church exterior - southwest view

the 17thC church, restored in 1825
Scene Description: the 17thC church, restored in 1825
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Floflo62, 2013
Image Source: digital photograph taken 8 September 2013 by Floflo62 [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eglise_Notre-Dame_de_la_Visitation_-_Genech.JPG] [accessed 30 October 2016]
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view of church exterior in context - west view

the west view of the church in the centre-left of the image, at the bend of the road
Scene Description: the west view of the church in the centre-left of the image, at the bend of the road
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Bernard Gardet, 2009
Image Source: digital photograph taken in 2009 by Bernard Gardet [https://fr.geneawiki.com/index.php/Fichier:Genech_vue_générale.jpg] [accessed 30 October 2016]
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INFORMATION

FontID: 20779GEN
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Eglise Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation
Church Patron Saints: The Visitation of St. Mary
Church Location: 59242 Genech, France
Country Name: France
Location: Nord, Hauts-de-France
Directions to Site: Located off the D90/D145, 12 km from Orchies, 16 km SE of Lille, 18 from Tournai, 195 km from Paris
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 16th - 17th century, Renaissance
Church Notes: ancient church documented here by 1164; here destroyed in a fire; re-built ca. 1600; restored 1825
Font Notes:
A 16th-17th century font in this church is mentioned in several local sources, but we have no decription or photographs of it. [NB: a medieval font in "Genech" is mentioned in conjunction with those at Gondecourt, Nordpene and Templeuve]