Saint-Sornin No. 1

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 03892SOR
Object Type: Stoup
Date Visited: 2001-07-02
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th - 14th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Église Saint-Saturnin-et-Saint-Jacques de Saint-Sornin
Font Location in Church: [cf. FontNotes]
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Saturninus & St. James
Church Notes: This church has a corbel shaped as a three-face head [cf. Images area] -- church listed in Mérimée [ref.: PA00105239]
Church Address: Pl. Saint-Saturnin, 17600 Saint-Sornin, France
Site Location: Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D118, N of Le Gua, 30 km W of Saintes
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de La Rochelle et Saintes
Additional Comments: PHOTOGRAPHED: a three-faced head corbel, dated 12th cent. [cf. Images area]
Font Notes:
Listed in Le Patrimoine des communes de l'Allier (1999, v. 2, p. 698) as a 12th century capital recycled as holy-water stoup with foliage motifs on the sides. [NB: inexplicably, on our visit to this church, we missed this object - there are two other items listed in the Index for this church]

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 657227 5070293
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 45.7683, -0.9779
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 45° 46′ 5.88″ N, 0° 58′ 40.44″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, unknown
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. 2, p. 698