Saint-Aubin-le-Monial No. 2

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 03857AUB
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. 1 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 has two rows of leaf motif.

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. 51