Baptismal font Maxent (Ille-et-Vilaine)

Baptismal font in Maxent

The baptismal font in the Catholic Church of St-Maxent in Maxent , a French parish in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in the Brittany region , was created in the 15th century. In 1919, the Gothic baptismal font was added to the list of architectural monuments in France as Monument historique .

The octagonal baptismal font made of granite stands on a base with four set columns. At each corner of the pool there is a human head and plant motifs in between.

literature

• Le Patrimoine des Communes d'Ille-et-Vilaine. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-072-8 , p. 1102.

Web links

Commons : Font Maxent (Ille-et-Vilaine)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

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

Coordinates: 47 ° 58 '59.5 "  N , 2 ° 2' 2.7"  W.