Baptismal font (Quédillac)

Baptismal font in Quédillac

The baptismal font in the Catholic Church of St-Pierre in Quédillac , a French parish in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in the Brittany region , was created in 1520. In 1919, the Gothic baptismal font was added to the list of architectural monuments in France as Monument historique .

The granite baptismal font with two polygonal basins, which are connected by an angel's head relief and an inscription with the year 1520 underneath, is richly decorated with ribbons and fantasy beings.

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 2, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-072-8 , p. 1586.

Web links

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Individual evidence

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

Coordinates: 48 ° 15 '0.5 "  N , 2 ° 8' 32.3"  W.