Saint-Jean-Lasseille / Sant Joan de la Cella

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 02332CEL
Object Type: Stoup
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Església de San Joan Evangelista or St. Joan de la Cella
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. John the Evangelist
Church Notes: 9thC church; modified 17thC; renovatad 2005
Church Address: 14 Rue de l'Église, 66300 Saint-Jean-Lasseille, France
Site Location: Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France, Europe
Directions to Site: South of Perpignan
Additional Comments: re-cycled capital?
Font Notes:
The Romanesque holy-water stoup was carved out of a marble capital adorned with a human head and animals (Buron, 1980, p.294). The French Wikioedia entry for this church [https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Église_Saint-Jean_de_Saint-Jean-Lasseille] [accessed 22 February 2025] informs: "L'église possède un remarquable bénitier en marbre blanc décoré de lions et de volutes, possiblement daté du troisième quart du XIIe siècle. Il pourrait s'agir d'un remploi d'un chapiteau de colonne issu de l'abbaye Saint-André-de-Sorède."
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Montserrat Estela for her help with the particulars of this stoup

COORDINATES

Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.581400, 2.867160
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 34′ 53″ N, 2° 52′ 02″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, marble
Font Shape: unknown
Basin Exterior Shape: Unknown

REFERENCES

  • Buron, Vicenç, Esglésies romàniques catalanes, 2a. ed., Barcelona: Artestudi, 1980, p. 294