Guerande No. 3 / Guérande – BAPTISTERIA SACRA INDEX (BSI)

INFORMATION

Font ID: 25171GUE

Object Type: Baptismal Font1

Font Date: n.d.

Font Century and Period/Style: 11th - 12th century, Romanesque

Church / Chapel Name: Collégiale Saint-Aubin de Guérande

Font Location in Church: [cf. FontNotes]

Church Patron Saint(s): St. Albinus of Angers [aka Aubin]

Church Address: 6 Pl. Saint-Aubin, 44350 Guérande, France -- Tel.: +33 2 40 24 90 68

Site Location: Loire-Atlantique, Grand-Ouest, France, Europe

Directions to Site: Located off the confluence of the D774 and D213, 15 km W of Saint-Nazaire, about 55 km W of Nantes

Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Nantes

Font Notes: Click to view

Baptismal font listed in Palissy [ref.: PM44001559]: "Anciens fonts baptismaux, datés du 11e siècle ou du 12e siècle [...] Granite : taillé [...] H = 41 ; l = 80 ; pr = 60". Listed in Laurence de Finance (2007, 2021] as a baptismal font of the 11th or 12th century decorated with scenes is believed to be originally from the collegiate church. it has been re-purposed as altar table in the crypt of the collegiate ["A Guérande (44), l’ancienne cuve baptismale des XIe ou XIIe siècle, supposée venir de la collégiale, portant un décor de scènes en bas-relief, unique dans le département, est aujourd’hui utilisée comme autel dans la crypte de la collégiale."]

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 543139 5241782

Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 47.32808, -2.429065

Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 47° 19′ 41.09″ N, 2° 25′ 44.63″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, granite

Basin Total Height: 41 cm*

Trapezoidal Basin: 60 x 80 cm*

Notes on Measurements: * Palissy [ref.: PM44001559]

REFERENCES

Finance, Laurence de, Catalogue des fonts baptismaux datés, avec présentation typo-chronologique, [Paris]: Ministère de la Culture. Inventaire général du patrimoine culturel. 2, 2007, [https://hal.science/hal-03184391v1] [accessed 7 November 2025]
France, Ministère de la culture, Inventaire Général, Palissy (France, Ministère de la culture), France, Ministère de la culture. URL: http://www.culture.fr/public/mistral/palissy.