Saint-Omer No. 3 / Sithiu
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view of church exterior - northwest end
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Image Source: digital photograph taken in March 2009 by Velvet [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St-Omer_St-Denis.jpg] [accessed 15 June 2017]
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view of church exterior - southwest end
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © GFreihalter, 2014
Image Source: digital photograph taken 4 March 2014 by GFreihalter [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Saint-Omer_Église_Saint-Denis_389.jpg] [accessed 15 June 2017]
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 21267OME
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th century
Church / Chapel Name: Église Paroissiale Saint-Denis
Font Location in Church: Inside the church [cf. FontNotes]
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Denys [aka Denis, Dennis, Dionis, Dyonisius]
Church Notes: 13th, 15th, 18thC church listed in Mérimée [ref.: PA00108406]
Church Address: Enclos Saint-Denis, 62500 Saint-Omer, France
Site Location: Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (S) the D298, 70 km NW of Lille -- the ruins of the old abbey are located in the historical town centre, between the ruins of the abbey and the cathedral
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse d'Arras [formerly Diocèse de Saint-Omer (en latin : Dioecesis Audomarensis]
Historical Region: Nord
Additional Comments: disappeared font? (the one from the original 13thC church here)
Font Notes:
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A baptismal font of the 17th century here is listed in Palissy [ref.: PM62002041]: "Fonts baptismaux en marbre noir avec incrustations de marbre blanc sur le pied. Le couvercle est en bois recouvert d'une plaque de laiton.Pied hexagonal et cuve circulaire [...] 17e siècle" [...] Ces fonts étaient auparavant situés sous la tour du clocher." A 17th-18th century door of the baptismal chapel decorated with a painted scene of the Baptism of Christ is also listed in Palissy [ref.: PM62002038]. Also listed in Palissy [ref.: PM62001954] is a 18th-19th century shell-shaped stoup wall-mounted on a west pillar, south of the organ. [NB: we have no information on the font of the original 13th-century church here].
COORDINATES
UTM: 31U 447588 5622224
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 50.749423, 2.257057
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 50° 44′ 57.92″ N, 2° 15′ 25.4″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, marble
Font Shape: round, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Diameter (includes rim): 97 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 108 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * Palissy [ref.: PM62002041]
LID INFORMATION
Date: 17th century?
Material: wood and metal
Notes: [cf. FontNotes]