Notre-Dame baptismal font (Lampaul-Guimiliau)
The baptismal font in the Notre-Dame church in the French community of Lampaul-Guimiliau was created in 1650/51. The baroque baptismal font has been classified as a monument historique since 1906 .
description
The actual granite baptismal font in the middle is surrounded by an octagon consisting of a partition on which eight winding columns stand. A three-story canopy in an octagonal shape rises on these pillars . The entire structure is six meters high. The twelve apostles can be seen as wooden sculptures on the lower zone of the canopy .
The following inscription is on the baptismal font: "FF LAVAENS ROPARTZ EL ABGRALL LORS FABRIQVES LAN 1651". And on the canopy: "FFP MILLIO ROPARTZ E HERVE ABGRALL LORS FABAIQUE LAN 1650".
Apostle figures
Web links
- Description as Monument historique in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French text)
- Description of the church in the French language Wikipedia
Coordinates: 48 ° 29 '35 " N , 4 ° 2' 25" W.