Fenouillet No. 1 / Fenolhet

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view of church exterior

Eglise Saint-André
Scene Description: Eglise Saint-André
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Traumrune, 2009
Image Source: digital photograph taken 10 July 2009 [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fenouillet-eglise_09a.JPG] [accessed 12 February 2014]
Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-SA-3.0

view of church exterior in context

ruins of the castle and the Eglise Saint-Pierre
Scene Description: ruins of the castle and the Eglise Saint-Pierre
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Ansgar Sarrazin, 3009
Image Source: digital photograph taken 24 May 2009 by Ansgar Sarrazin [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Burgruine_St._Pierre.jpg] [accessed 12 February 2014]
Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-SA-3.0

INFORMATION

Font ID: 04095FEN
Object Type: Other
Object Details: capital, Romanesque
Font Century and Period/Style: 11th - 12th century [base only], Medieval / composite
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-André / Església de Sant Andriu [orig. from the church of Saint-Pierre / Saint Pèir]
Font Location in Church: Inside the church of Sant Andriu, serving as base of the baptismal font
Church Notes: These re-used capitals are located in the new church [1904], the old one being in ruins
Church Address: 66220 Fenouillet, France
Site Location: Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located in the canton de Saint-Paul de Fenouillet, municipality of the same name, in the Fenouillet/Fenolleda region that borders with Spain
Historical Region: La Vallée de l'Agly
Additional Comments: recycled font: one of three Romanesque capitals re-used in the new church; this one serves as the base for the baptismal font; another serves as stoup and the third, ornamented with sirens, is incorporated in the wall of the porch. The source [cf. supra] reports that tradition has them as originating from the chapel of the castle of the vicomtes de Fenouillet, now in ruins.
Font Notes:
Described in the Dictionnaire des églises... (1966- ) as one of three Romanesque capitals re-used in the newchurch; this one serves as base to the baptismal font. Described in Catalunya romànica (1984- ): unlike the other two capitals, this one is made of limestone and ornamented with animal heads, foliage and geometric motifs; it is now used as the base of the baptismal font in the new [1904] church of Saint-André. Listed in Palissy [ref.: PM66001051] with date 11th-12thC. [cf. Index entry for Fenouillet No. 2 for the other capital which now serves as base for the holy-water stoup in this same church]

COORDINATES

Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.793751, 2.38067
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 47′ 37.51″ N, 2° 22′ 50.41″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, limestone
Number of Pieces: one
Height of Base: 25 cm*
Square Base Dimensions: 43 x 43 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * Catalunya romànica (1984- , vol. XXV: 345) [NB: these measurements correspond to the capital's height and width at the upper part] -- Palissy [ref.: PM66001051] gives the measurements as: "h = 25 ; la = 35 ; pr = 20"

REFERENCES

  • Dictionnaire des églises de France, Belgique, Luxembourg, Suisse, Paris: R. Laffont, 1966-, vol. IIc: 59
  • Fundació Enciclopèdia Catalana, Catalunya romànica, Barcelona: Fundació Enciclopèdia Catalana, 1984-, vol. XXV: 313, 344-345