Saint-Bonnet-de-Rochefort
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view of church exterior - northwest view
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 03873BON
Object Type: Stoup
Object Details: capital, Romanesque
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Bonnet
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Bonnet [aka Bonet]
Church Notes: Only the bell tower remains from the original church. The baptismal font is modern, 19th century
Church Address: 03800 Saint-Bonner-de Rochefort, France
Site Location: Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located at the D35-D37 crossroads, off (E) the A71, 3 km E of Vicq, 9 km NW of Gannat, W of Vichy
Historical Region: Le Bassin de Gannat, Auvergne
Additional Comments: recycled stoup: two Romanesque capitals from the old church have been stacked and are now used as a holy water stoup.
Font Notes:
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Listed and illustrated in the Patrimoine des communes de l'Allier (1999, v. 1, p. 414) as a stoup consisting of two identical (?) recycled capitals, the bottom one upside-down serving as base. They are covered in in foliage motif and are probably from the origianl Romanesque church.
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, limestone
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: square, mounted
Basin Exterior Shape: square
REFERENCES
- Le Patrimoine des communes de l'Allier, Charenton-le-Pont: FLOHIC, 1999, vol. 1, p. 414