Saint-Denis-le-Thiboult

INFORMATION

Font ID: 21493DEN
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th - 14th century, Gothic
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Denis à Saint-Denis-le-Thibault
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Denys [aka Denis, Dennis, Dionis, Dyonisius]
Church Notes: 13thC church listed in Mérimée [ref.: IA00019739]: "Construction de l'église au 13e siècle, le choeur est le seul vestige de cette époque ; lambris de couvrement et son décor peint 16e siècle ; sacristie 18e siècle ; façade occidentale 2e moitié 19e siècle".
Church Address: 76116 Saint-Denis-le-Thiboult, France
Site Location: Seine-Maritime, Normandie, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (N) the D12, SE of Ry, NW of Vascœuil, 20 km E of Rouen
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Rouen
Historical Region: Haute-Normandie
Font Notes:
Baptismal font of the 13th-14th century listed in Palissy [ref.: IM76000338] consisting of an octagonal basi raised on a square base.

COORDINATES

UTM: 31U 381440 5479880

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
Font Height (less Plinth): 118 cm*
Trapezoidal Basin: 78 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * Palissy [ref.: IM76000338]

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.