Baptismal Font (Gassicourt)

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Baptismal font in Gassicourt

The baptismal font in the Catholic parish church of Ste-Anne in Gassicourt , a district of Mantes-la-Jolie in the French department of Yvelines in the Île-de-France region , was created in the 13th century. In 1862 the Gothic baptismal font was added to the list of protected objects ( Base Palissy ) in France as Monument historique .

The 1.02 meter high limestone baptismal font has the shape of an irregular octagon. The upper edge is with a vine leaf frieze decorated.

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes des Yvelines. Volume 1, Flohic Editions, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-070-1 , p. 406.

Web links

Commons : Ste-Anne (Gassicourt)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

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

Coordinates: 49 ° 0 ′ 8.1 ″  N , 1 ° 41 ′ 52 ″  E