Martigny-le-Comte
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view of church exterior - southwest view
Scene Description: Source caption: "Katholische Kirche Sainte-Euphémie in Martigny-le-Comte im Département Saône-et-Loire in der Region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in Frankreich"
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Image Source: digital photograph 31 August 2021 by GFreihalter [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Martigny-le-Comte_(71)_Église_Sainte-Euphémie_235.jpg] [accessed 22 September 2022]
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 24311MAR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Sainte-Euphémie de Martigny-le-Comte
Font Location in Church: [disappeared]
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Euphemia
Church Notes: medieval 12thC church demolished 1864; materials re-used to build a new church that was consecrated 1875 -- listed in Mérimée [ref.: PA00113349]
Church Address: 71220 Martigny-le-Comte, France
Site Location: Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D7-D327 crossroads, 10 km NNE of Charolles, about 16 km S of Montceau-les-Mines, about 30 km E of Digoin
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse d'Autun
Historical Region: Le Grand Charolais
Additional Comments: disappeared font? (the one from the 12thC church here)
Font Notes:
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The listing for the church itself in Mérimée [ref.: PA00113349] notes: "Le baptistère est en marbre rouge surmonté d'un couvercle en métal doré." [NB: presumably the listing refers to the new font introduced in 1875; we have no information on the font of the demolished 12th-century church here].
COORDINATES
UTM: 31T 602299 5153683
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 46.52894, 4.33391
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 46° 31′ 44.18″ N, 4° 20′ 2.08″ E