Vermenton No. 3
INFORMATION
Font ID: 23550VER
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Church / Chapel Name: Église Notre-Dame de l'Assomption de Vermenton
Font Location in Church: Inside the church [cf. FontNotes]
Church Patron Saint(s): The Assumption of St. Mary
Church Address: 5 rue du Condiau, 89270 Vermenton, France -- Tel.: +33 3 86 81 50 01
Site Location: Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D606-D144 crossroads, about 20 km SE of Auxerre
Historical Region: Bourgogne
Font Notes:
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The entry in Palissy [ref.: PM89004550] reports a stone basin of a font or stoup in this church "Fonts baptismaux ; bénitier (cuve)"; no further details given in the listing entry [https://www.pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/palissy/PM89004550] [accessed 20 November 2021], but it is possible that this the detached basin lying on the ground of the baptistery in old photographs [cf. BSI entry for Vermenton No. 1]
COORDINATES
UTM: 31T 555127 5279284
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 47.664600, 3.734270
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 47° 39' 52.6" N, 3° 44' 3.4" E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: round
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round