Massy No. 1 / Matiacus
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view of font - upper view
Scene Description: built into the northwest corner of the nave
view of font
Scene Description: built into the northwest corner of the nave
INFORMATION
Font ID: 24312MAS
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 11th - 14th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Denis [autrefois priorale Saint-Martin]
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, built into the NW corner of the nave
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Denys [aka Denis, Dennis, Dionis, Dyonisius] [formerly dedicated to the St. Martin]
Church Address: Près du château, Massy, 71250 La Vineuse-sur-Frégande, France
Site Location: Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D144-D980 crossroads, in the municipality and NE of La Vineuse-sur-Frégande, 8 km NNW of Cluny
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse d'Autun
Historical Region: Le Clunisois
Font Notes:
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The entry for this church in CEP / Wiki-Mâcon-Sud-Bourgogne [https://wiki-macon-sud-bourgogne.fr] [accessed 22 September 2022] reports and illustrates a crude baptismal font built into the northwest corner of the nave: "Fonts baptismaux grossièrement taillés (encastrés dans l’angle nord-ouest de la nef), époque médiévale"; the basin is quadrangular on the outside with an unlined round inner basin; the rest of it is a cement support that may or may not cover the original base, if there was one. No cover present
COORDINATES
UTM: 31T 623114 5149240
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 46.48548, 4.60405
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 46° 29′ 7.73″ N, 4° 36′ 14.58″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: square (wall-mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: square