Breil-sur-Roya
INFORMATION
Font ID: 03675BRE
Object Type: Stoup
Font Century and Period/Style: 11th - 12th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Église Sancta-Maria-in-Albis [aka Santa-Maria-in-Albis, Sainte-Marie-in-Albis]
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Notes: church listed in Mérimée [ref.: PA00080676]: "17e siècle ; 18e siècle"
Church Address: Pl. Brancion, 06540 Breil-sur-Roya, France
Site Location: Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D6204, about 30 km NE of Nice, close to the border with Italy.
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Nice
Font Notes:
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Round water stoup described as being from the original church, "de facture sobre est sculpté dans une pierre extrêmement dure". (Patrimoine…Alpes-Maritimes, v. 1, p. 150)
COORDINATES
UTM: 32T 380759 4866071
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 43.9381, 7.51427
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 43° 56′ 17.16″ N, 7° 30′ 51.37″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, unknown
Font Shape: hemispheric
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
REFERENCES
- Le Patrimoine des communes des Alpes-Maritimes, Charenton: FLOHIC, 2000, vol. 1, p. 150