Baisieux / Baiseio / Baisieux à Quiévrain / Baisiu / Baseium / Basiacum / Basiu / Basium
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 26044GWF
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: composite font
Church / Chapel Name: Eglise Sainte-Aldegonde
Font Location in Church: Inside
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Aldegonde
Church Notes: present church built 1759
Church Address: Rue J. Descamps 7380 Baisieux, Belgium
Site Location: Hainaut / Henegouwen, Wallonie / Wallonne, Belgium, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the N51, 3 km SE of Quiévrain, WSW of Mons
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Tournai / Bisdom Doornik
Additional Comments: composite font [cf. FontNotes]
Town/City Wikipedia: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baisieux_(Quiévrain)
Font Notes:
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Baptismal font made up of several unrelated parts in the 19th century(?): a hemispherical basin, a modern(?) stem and the base of a cemetery(?) cross, listed and illustrated in BALaT KIK-IRPA [https://balat.kikirpa.be/object/10014702] [accessed 18 January 2026]:"fonts baptismaux [...] Date: 1891 - 1900 [...] pierre [...] hauteur: 118 cm".
A communication to BSI from Pol Herman (e-mail of 15 January 2026) informs: "In 965, a charter by emperor Otto, confirming the possessions of the Abbey of Saint-Guislain, mentions the parish of "Basiacum", Baseium, Basium, Baisiu... The seigneury is documented in the 13th century. Its castle was captured and destroyed in 1364 by Albert de Bavière, acting on behalf of the Count of Hainaut. It was again razed by Jacqueline de Bavière around 1400. In 1578, during the Wars of Religion, the Duke of Alençon again destroyed the castle and the village. In 1655, the troops of Louis XIV, at war with the Spanish, set fire to the village once more, including the church and the castle. In 1794, a fire destroyed almost the entire village. The church: no information on the old buildings; was depicted in a painting by Adrien de Montigny between 1596 and 1611. Tithes were collected by the Abbey of Crespin. Priests known since 1600. In 1759: reconstruction of the church. Significant enlargement in 1830.
Composite baptismal font. Base of a funerary cross, column probably recent, octagonal basin which appears ancient.
https://balat.kikirpa.be/object/10014702".
A communication to BSI from Pol Herman (e-mail of 15 January 2026) informs: "In 965, a charter by emperor Otto, confirming the possessions of the Abbey of Saint-Guislain, mentions the parish of "Basiacum", Baseium, Basium, Baisiu... The seigneury is documented in the 13th century. Its castle was captured and destroyed in 1364 by Albert de Bavière, acting on behalf of the Count of Hainaut. It was again razed by Jacqueline de Bavière around 1400. In 1578, during the Wars of Religion, the Duke of Alençon again destroyed the castle and the village. In 1655, the troops of Louis XIV, at war with the Spanish, set fire to the village once more, including the church and the castle. In 1794, a fire destroyed almost the entire village. The church: no information on the old buildings; was depicted in a painting by Adrien de Montigny between 1596 and 1611. Tithes were collected by the Abbey of Crespin. Priests known since 1600. In 1759: reconstruction of the church. Significant enlargement in 1830.
Composite baptismal font. Base of a funerary cross, column probably recent, octagonal basin which appears ancient.
https://balat.kikirpa.be/object/10014702".
COORDINATES
UTM: 31U 549462 5581990
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 50.387884, 3.695784
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 50° 23′ 16.38″ N, 3° 41′ 44.82″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
Font Height (less Plinth): 118 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * [cf. FontNotes]