Saint-Denoual / Denoallo / Denoalus / Dongualus / Donoalo / Donoalus / Sant-Denwal

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view of font or stoup

Scene Description: [cf. FontNotes]

Image Source: digital photograph 14 December 2015 by poudouvre [http://poudouvre.over-blog.com/2015/12/inventaire-de-quelques-fonts-baptismaux.html] [accessed 17 June 2022]

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INFORMATION

FontID: 24033DEN

Object Type: Baptismal Font1

Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale Saint-Denoual [aka Saint-Etienne de Saint-Denoual]

Church Patron Saints: St. Denwal [aka Denoual

Church Location: 22400 Saint-Denoual, France

Country Name: France

Location: Côtes-d'Armor, Bretagne

Directions to Site: Located off (N)road D768, 10-12 km NE f Lamballe

Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Saint-Brieuc et Tréguier

Font Location in Church: Inside the church

Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Pol Herman for bringing this font to our attention and for his help in documenting it

Church Notes: documented as church in 1241 and as parish church in 1244; present church 1902-1903;

Font Notes: Click to view

The InfoBretagne entry for this village [http://www.infobretagne.com/saint-denoual.htm] [accessed 17 June 2022] reports a 15th-century holy-water stoup made of granit. Listed and illustrated as an octagonal baptismal font of the 15th century in poudouvre [http://poudouvre.over-blog.com/2015/12/inventaire-de-quelques-fonts-baptismaux.html] [accessed 17 June 2022] as a baptismal font with the same characteristics "Saint Denoual. Fonts baptismal à double pédicule en granit (XVe)". A crude work, almost plain. No cover present.

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 48.52791, -2.40109

Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 48° 31′ 40.48″ N, 2° 24′ 3.92″ W

UTM: 30U 544218 5375151

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, granite

Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)

Basin Interior Shape: round

Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal