Gars

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 03684GAR
Object Type: Stoup
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Église Saint-Sauveur
Church Patron Saint(s): Our Saviour
Church Notes: 12thC(?) church -- listed in Mérimée [ref.: PA00080723]: "12e siècle"
Church Address: Route de l'Oratoire, 06850 Gars, France
Site Location: Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D84, ENE of Saint-Auban, NW of Le Mas
Additional Comments: recycled stoup?
Font Notes:
Functioning now as holy-water stoup, the source [cf. infra] suggests that it is an ancient or medieval stone recycled for that purpose. It has a round well and a Latin cross in a circle on the outside, upper surface. (Le patrimoine des communes des Alpes-Maritimes, 2000, v. 2, p. 805)

COORDINATES

UTM: 32T 323457 4859308
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 43.86575, 6.802972
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 43° 51′ 56.7″ N, 6° 48′ 10.7″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, limestone
Basin Interior Shape: round

REFERENCES

  • Le Patrimoine des communes des Alpes-Maritimes, Charenton: FLOHIC, 2000, vol. 2, p. 805