Marsac nr. Montauban

INFORMATION

FontID: 21574MAR

Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale Saint-Barthélémy

Church Patron Saints: St. Bartholomew

Church Location: 82120 Marsac, France

Country Name: France

Location: Tarn-et-Garonne, Occitanie

Directions to Site: Located off (E) the D40, SW of Moissac, WSW of Montauban, near the departmental border with Gers

Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Montauban

Historical Region: Gascogne

Font Location in Church: Inside the church

Century and Period: 14th - 19th century, Medieval? / Modern?

Church Notes: church listed in Mérimée [ref.: IA00039256]: "Eglise du 14e siècle ? ; remaniée vers 1858 : exhaussement des murs, fausse voûte, surélévation du clocher, adjonction du porche et construction des chapelles latérales ; porte du 17e siècle (menuiserie de 1786)".

Font Notes: Click to view font notes

Baptismal font of stone with a hemispherical basin listed in Palissy [ref.: IM82001737]: "Fonts baptismaux dont la datation est incertaine".

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 43.943611, 0.822778

Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 43° 56′ 37″ N, 0° 49′ 22″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone

Font Shape: hemispheric

Basin Interior Shape: round

Basin Exterior Shape: round

Diameter (includes rim): 73.5 cm*

Font Height (less Plinth): 85 cm*

Notes on Measurements: * Palissy [ref.: IM82001737]