Baptismal font (rannée)

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Baptismal font in Rannée

The baptismal font in the Catholic Church of St-Crépin-St-Crépinien in Rannée , a French parish in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in the Brittany region , was created in the 15th century. In 1951, the Gothic baptismal font was added to the list of architectural monuments in France as Monument historique .

The rectangular baptismal font made of granite with two basins made from one stone block is decorated with flamboyant decor.

One basin was used to store the water for baptism , the other was used for baptism .

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes d'Ille-et-Vilaine. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-072-8 , p. 672.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Fonts baptismaux in the Base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture (French)

Coordinates: 47 ° 55 '23.9 "  N , 1 ° 14' 28.3"  W.