Baptismal font Limay (Yvelines)

Baptismal font in Limay

Photo by Jean-Eugène Durand (1845–1926)

The baptismal font in the Catholic parish church of St-Aubin in Limay , a French commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region , was created in the 13th century. In 1907 the Gothic baptismal font was added to the list of protected objects ( Base Palissy ) in France as Monument historique .

The stone baptismal font stands on an octagonal base. The also octagonal basin is decorated with a leaf frieze on the upper edge and adorned below with three- pass , quadruple and round flowers.

literature

• Le Patrimoine des Communes des Yvelines. Volume 1, Flohic Editions, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-070-1 , p. 381.

Web links

Commons : Font Limay (Yvelines)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

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

Coordinates: 48 ° 59 ′ 40.6 "  N , 1 ° 43 ′ 55.2"  E