Yvre-l'Eveque No. 2 / Yvré-l'Évêque / Abbaye de l'Épau

INFORMATION

Font ID: 25735YVR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Date Visited: 2023-06-23
Font Date: n.d.
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Abbaye Notre-Dame de l'Épau
Font Location in Church: [disappeared]
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary
Church Notes: abbey founded 1229
Church Address: Route de l'Épau, Yvré-l'Évêque, France
Site Location: Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: The abbey is located in Yvré-l'Évêque, on the left bank of the Huisne, adjoining the town of Yvré-l'Évêque, on the outskirts of the city of Le Mans
Additional Comments: disappeared font? (the one from the abbey church here)
Font Notes:
[NB: we have no information on the font of the 13th-century abbey church here]

COORDINATES

UTM: 31T 294234 5318994
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 47.991111, 0.241944
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 47° 59′ 28″ N, 0° 14′ 31″ E