Saint-Aubin-le-Monial No. 1

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 03856AUB
Object Type: Stoup
Object Details: capitals, Romanesque
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Église Saint-Bernabé
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Barnabas [aka Barnabus, Bernabé]
Church Notes: [cf. Index entries for Saint-Aubin-le-Monial Nos. 2 and 3]
Church Address: Rue Saint-Barnabé, 03160 Saint-Aubin-le-Monial, France
Site Location: Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D192, 7-8 km SW of Bourbon-l'Archambault, about 25 km W of Moulins
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Moulins
Historical Region: Le Bocage bourbonnais
Additional Comments: recycled stoup: one of two capitals from the old Romanesque church of the same town, re-used as a stoup by the 19th century architect Moreau
Font Notes:
Listed in the Patrimoine des communes de l'Allier (1999, v. 1, p. 50) as one of two stoups, formerly capitals of the older church, which were recycled as holy-water stoups in the building of the new church by the architect Moreau in the building of the new church. This one is covered in leaf motif all over.

COORDINATES

UTM: 31T 499963 5152588
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 46.52686, 2.99952
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 46° 31′ 36.7″ N, 2° 59′ 58.27″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, sandstone
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: square (unmounted)
Basin Exterior Shape: square

REFERENCES

  • Le Patrimoine des communes de l'Allier, Charenton-le-Pont: FLOHIC, 1999, vol. 1, p. 50