Griesheim-pres-Molsheim / Creachesheim / Cregsheim / Creuhesheim / Griesheim bei Molsheim) / Griesheim-près-Molsheim
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date - 1667
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view of church exterior - northwest view
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view of church interior - nave - looking east
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view of church interior - nave - looking west
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view of font and cover
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INFORMATION
FontID: 21627GRI
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale Saint-Alexis
Church Patron Saints: St. Alexis
Church Location: rue de la Libération, 67870 Griesheim-près-Molsheim, France
Country Name: France
Location: Bas-Rhin, Grand Est
Directions to Site: Located off the D66-D204 crossroads, 3 km SE of Muhlbach-sur-Bruche, % km SE of Molsheim, WSW of Strasbourg [8 km from S airport]
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Strasbourg
Historical Region: Alsace
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Date: 1667
Century and Period: 17th century(late)
Church Notes: church listed in Mérimée [ref.: IA00075530] as late-19thC
Font Notes:
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Baptismal font of sandstone and dated 1667 listed in Palissy [ref.: PM67001276 / IM67001002]: "fonts baptismaux [grès (gris)] [...] Le pied est en forme de balustre et la cuve est circulaire. L'ensemble repose sur un socle carré. La cuve porte pour principal décor la date de 1667 et des feuillages stylisés sur un fond blanc [...] Marque de tailleur de pierre non identifiée gravée au rebord de la cuve [...] Couvercle moderne."
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 48.49251, 7.323163
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 48° 29′ 33.04″ N, 7° 19′ 23.39″ E
UTM: 32U 376113 5372401
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, sandstone
Diameter (includes rim): 75 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 105 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * Palissy [ref.: PM67001276 / IM67001002]
INSCRIPTION
Inscription Language: [cf. FontNotes]
Inscription Notes: [cf. FontNotes]
Inscription Location: [cf. FontNotes]
Inscription Text: "1667" [and illegible inscription/mark on the rim]
Inscription Source: [cf. FontNotes]
LID INFORMATION
Date: modern
Material: metal, copper
Apparatus: no
Notes: copper dome with latin-cross finial; modern