Champrepus No. 2 / Campo Repulso / Champrépus

INFORMATION

FontID: 24928CHA

Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Champrepus

Church Patron Saints: St. John the Baptist

Church Location: Vge de l'Église, 50800 Champrepus, France

Country Name: France

Location: Manche, Normandie

Directions to Site: Located off the D924, 4-5 km E of Villedieu-les-Poêles, about 25 km N of Avranches

Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse d'Avranches

Historical Region: L'Avranchin

Font Location in Church: Inside the church

Century and Period: 14th - 15th century, Medieval

Font Notes: Click to view font notes

Former medieval capital re-purposed as holy water stoup, now in the south doorway, listed in Palissy [ref.: PM50007427]: "Bénitier, ancien chapiteau [...] Chapiteau transformé en bénitier [...] Granite [...] 14e siècle ; 15e siècle [...] H = 44 ; l = 56 ; pr = 63".

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 48.83402, -1.31904

Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 48° 50′ 2.47″ N, 1° 19′ 8.54″ W

UTM: 30U 623355 5410367

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, granite

Font Height (less Plinth): 44 cm*

Trapezoidal Basin: 56 x 63 cm*

Notes on Measurements: * Palissy [ref.: PM50007427]