Bermonville No. 2

Results: 2 records

INFORMATION

Font ID: 21495BER
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th century
Church / Chapel Name: Église de la Nativité-de-Notre-Dame
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): The Nativity of St. Mary
Church Address: rue du Calvaire, 76640 Bermonville, France
Site Location: Seine-Maritime, Normandie, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D29-D926 crossroads, in the canton de Fauville-en-Caux, 40 km NE of Le Havre [NB: as of Jan. 2017 it is in the municipality of Terres-de-Caux]
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Rouen
Historical Region: Pays de Caux, Haute-Normandie
Font Notes:
The second of two baptismal fonts in this church listed in Palissy; this one, of the 17th century, must have replaced the older font of the 14th century that had been relagated to the cemetery [cf. Index entry for Bermonville no. 1]; the Palissy entry for the later font [ref.: PM76000174] describes it: "Cuve de forme carré [...] décor en V avec fleurs de lys sur le tour de la cuve [...] 17e siècle".

COORDINATES

UTM: 31U 329317 5501479

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: square, mounted
Basin Exterior Shape: square

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.