Dampierre / Gargilesse-Dampierre
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view of church exterior - southwest view
Scene Description: Source caption: "Eglise de Dampierre - Gargilesse-Dampierre (Indre)"
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Jean Faucheux, 2010
Image Source: edited detail od a digital photograph 9 September 2010 by Jean Faucheux [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eglise_Dampierre.JPG] [accessed 7 January 2024]
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view of church interior - looking east
Scene Description: Source caption: "Église de Dampierre-Nef"
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Daniel Villafriuela, 2012
Image Source: digital photograph 29 April 2012 by Daniel Villafriuela [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Église_de_Dampierre-Nef-20120428.jpg] [accessed 7 January 2024]
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view of font
Scene Description: Source caption: "Église de Dampierre-Fonts Baptismaux"
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Daniel Villafriuela, 2012
Image Source: digital photograph 29 April 2012 by Daniel Villafriuela [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Église_de_Dampierre-Fonts_Baptismaux-20120428.jpg] [accessed 7 January 2024]
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INFORMATION
FontID: 25237DAM
Church/Chapel: Eglise Saint-Pierre de Dampierre en Gargilesse-Dampierre
Church Patron Saints: St. Peter
Church Location: 36190 Gargilesse-Dampierre, France
Country Name: France
Location: Indre, Centre-Val de Loire
Directions to Site: Located off the D91-D918 crossroads, 3 km WSW of Pommiers, 10-12 km SE of Argenton-sur-Creuse, about 70 km SW of Bourges
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Bourges
Historical Region: Centre
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Date: n.d.
Century and Period: 12th - 13th century [altered?], Romanesque [altered]
Church Notes: 12thC church; modified 13thC and later -- listed in Mérimée [ref.: PA00097353]: "Eglise [...] Murs de la nef du 12e siècle. Façade ouest avec bon portail du 13e siècle. Choeur du 13e siècle avec voûte du 15e siècle"
The font in this church is an odd looking object that may have been cobbled togethers from unrelated parts: the plain tub-shaped basin has been mounted on a squarish block with lots of modern(?) cement on it, No cover present.
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal:
46.5093,
1.62459
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS:
46° 30′ 33.48″ N,
1° 37′ 28.52″ E
UTM: 31T 394481 5151556
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material:
stone
Font Shape: tub-shaped (mounted)