Beaumont-le-Roger
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Scene Description: "fonts baptismaux (cuve baptismale à infusion)"
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Image Source: digital image of a B&W photograph in Palissy [PM27000185]
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view of font and stoup in context
Scene Description: "Church interior of the Saint Nicolas church in Beaumont-le-Roger, Eure, Normandie, France." -- showing the stoup in the background, left corner
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Stancilla, 2019
Image Source: digital photograph 27 March 2019 by Stancilla
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view of font and cover
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Stancilla, 2019
Image Source: edited detail of a digital photograph 27 March 2019 by Stancilla
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view of church exterior - south view
Scene Description: "Eglise Saint-Nicolas - Ensemble sud - Beaumont-le-Roger"
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Ministère de la Culture (France), Médiathèque de l'architecture et du patrimoine, diffusion RMN-GP, 2026
Image Source: digital image [MH0003425] of a May 1876 B&W photograph by Séraphin-Médéric Mieusement (1840–1905), in Mémoire: APMH00003425
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view of church interior - looking east
Scene Description: "Kirche Saint-Nicolas in Beaumont-le-Roger im Département Eure (Frankreich)"
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Reinhardhauke, 2013
Image Source: digital photograph 1 September 2013 by Reinhardhauke
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view of church interior - north aisle - looking east
!["Kirche Saint-Nicolas in Beaumont-le-Roger im Département Eure (Frankreich)" -- showing the font at the far [north] end](/static-50478a99ec6f36a15d6234548c59f63da52304e5/compressed/1260423006_compressed.png)
Scene Description: "Kirche Saint-Nicolas in Beaumont-le-Roger im Département Eure (Frankreich)" -- showing the font at the far [north] end
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Reinhardhauke, 2013
Image Source: digital photograph 1 September 2013 by Reinhardhauke
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design element - motifs - vine - bearing fruit
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Stancilla, 2019
Image Source: edited detail of a digital photograph 27 March 2019 by Stancilla
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 26338JLM
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church / Chapel Name: Eglise Saint-Nicolas
Font Location in Church: Inside, in the N aisle, E end
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Nicholas
Church Notes: church listed in Mérimée [PA00099325]: 13th, 14th and 15thC;
Church Address: 1 Rue Saint-Nicolas, 27170 Beaumont-le-Roger, France -- Tel.: +33 2 32 45 20 27
Site Location: Eure, Normandie, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (N) the D133, avout 30 km NW of Évreux
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse d'Évreux
Historical Region: Pays d'Ouche / Haute Normandie
Town/City Wikipedia: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaumont-le-Roger
Font Notes:
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Baptismal font listed in Palissy and illustrated in Mémoire [https://pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/palissy/PM27000185] [accessed 23 April 2026]: "Fonts baptismaux (cuve baptismale à infusion) [...] Époque: limite 15e siècle 16e siècle [...] Se situe dans l'édifice Église paroissiale Saint-Nicolas, bas-côté nord, côté est".
A communication to BSI from Pol Herman (e-mail of 19 March 2026) informs: "Beaumont-le-Roger, église Saint-Nicolas.to me
https://27.monvillagenormand.fr/Eglise.php?NumEglise=4270354
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Église_Saint-Nicolas_de_Beaumont-le-Roger
There are 2 lost churches in this village: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prieuré_de_la_Sainte-Trinité -- En 1815, l'église Saint-Léonard au Bourg-Dessus, abandonnée depuis la Révolution, est détruite et sombre dans l'oubli. Or, en 1985, des fouilles entreprises sur un terrain privé mettent au jour des vestiges de céramiques médiévales."
A communication to BSI from Pol Herman (e-mail of 19 March 2026) informs: "Beaumont-le-Roger, église Saint-Nicolas.to me
https://27.monvillagenormand.fr/Eglise.php?NumEglise=4270354
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Église_Saint-Nicolas_de_Beaumont-le-Roger
There are 2 lost churches in this village: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prieuré_de_la_Sainte-Trinité -- En 1815, l'église Saint-Léonard au Bourg-Dessus, abandonnée depuis la Révolution, est détruite et sombre dans l'oubli. Or, en 1985, des fouilles entreprises sur un terrain privé mettent au jour des vestiges de céramiques médiévales."
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Pol Herman for bringing this font to our attention and for his help documenting it
COORDINATES
UTM: 31U 337779 5438905
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 49.081608, 0.778409
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 49° 4′ 53.79″ N, 0° 46′ 42.27″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
REFERENCES
- 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.