Chirat-l'Eglise / Chirat l'Église
INFORMATION
Font ID: 03867CHI
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Église Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Étienne
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Peter & St. Stephen
Church Notes: There are several items of interest in this church, especially two 12th century capitals ("Les orants" and "La déroute des démons") and a rather original limestone "fontaine liturgique" of the 16th century with a drawer-like tap.
Site Location: Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
Directions to Site: In the canton d'Ébreuil, arrondissement de Montluçon
Font Notes:
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Listed and illustrated in the Patrimoine des communes de l'Allier (1999, v. 1, p. 290) as the original baptismal font, replaced by a new one in the 18th century; it is a large hemispheric basin with no apparent ornamentation which rests directly on the ground. [NB: the illustration in the source (Ibid.) shows it covered in lichens]
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, granite (granit de la Bosse)
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: hemispheric, unmounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
REFERENCES
- Le Patrimoine des communes de l'Allier, Charenton-le-Pont: FLOHIC, 1999, vol. 1, p. 290