Aurel

INFORMATION

FontID: 04050AUR

Object Type: Stoup

Church/Chapel: Ancienne prioriale Saint-Jean

Church Patron Saints: St. John

Country Name: France

Location: Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Century and Period: 5th - 6th century, Gallo-Roman

Church Notes: According to the Dictionnaire des églises... (1966-), the present church had been part of a Benedictine priory dependent from the Abbey of Cluny; in 1590 it replaced the old church of Sainte-Catherine as parish church.

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Described in the Dictionnaire des églises... (1966-) as a former Gallo-Roman altar now used as holy-water stoup.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone

REFERENCES

Dictionnaire des églises de France, Belgique, Luxembourg, Suisse, Paris: R. Laffont, 1966-