Beauvais No. 2
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view of church exterior - south view
Scene Description: Source caption: "Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Beauvais"
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Baidax, 2020
Image Source: digital photograph 28 July 2020 by Baidax [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cathédrale_Saint-Pierre_de_Beauvais_(1).jpg] [accessed 8 April 2024]
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view of church interior - looking east
Scene Description: Source caption: "The interior of Beauvais Cathedral in Picardy, France, looking towards the choir. Visible is extensive bracing used to maintain stability."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Diliff / David Iliff, 2015
Image Source: digital photograph 15 April 2015 by Diliff / David Iliff [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Beauvais_Cathedral_Interior,_Picardy,_France_-_Diliff.jpg] [accessed 8 April 2024]
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view of font and cover in context
Scene Description: Source caption: "Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Beauvais" -- present font made of marble in the 18th century; located in the Chapelle Sainte-Cécile
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Thomas Bresson, 2018
Image Source: digital photograph 20 February 2018 by Thomas Bresson [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2018-02-20_15-01-25_Cathédrale-Saint-Pierre-Beauvais.jpg] [accessed 8 April 2024]
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INFORMATION
FontID: 25414BEA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Church/Chapel: Cathédrale Saint-Pierre
Church Patron Saints: St. Peter
Church Location: 5 Rue Saint-Pierre, 60000 Beauvais, France -- Tel.: +33 3 44 48 11 60
Country Name: France
Location: Oise, Hauts-de-France
Directions to Site: Located off (N) the N31, about 60 km N of Paris city centre.
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Beauvais
Historical Region: Picardie
Date: n.d.
Century and Period: 10th - 11th century, Carolingian? / Romanesque?
Church Notes: first chapel here early-4thC; Carolingien cathedral late-10thC, part of it remains as 'Eglise Notre-Dame-de-la-Basse-Œuvre de Beauvais' at the base of the new cathedral; present cathedral started ca. 1225-1230; re-built 16thC; parts of it reconstructed several times since (20th and 21stC)
Font Notes:
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The present font was made of marble in the 18th century and is located in the Chapelle Sainte-Cécile [NB: we have no information on the font(s) of the previous buildings here].
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 49.432605, 2.081298
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 49° 25′ 57.38″ N, 2° 4′ 52.67″ E
UTM: 31U 433388 5475954