Saint-Sardos / St-Sardos
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B01: Old Testament - Daniel's punishment and liberation: Daniel in the lion's den
Scene Description: a/p description in the Dictionnaire des églises... (1966- )
INFORMATION
FontID: 04198SAR
Church/Chapel: Eglise Saint-Sardos
Church Patron Saints: St. Sacerdos of Limoges [aka Sacerdos de Calviac, Sadroc, Sardos, Sardot, Sardou, Serdon, Serdot]
Country Name: France
Location: Lot-et-Garonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Directions to Site: Located 15-20 km WNW of Agen, 14 km ENE of Aiguillon [NB: not to be mistaken by its homonyme in the dept. of Tar-et-Garonne]
Century and Period: 12th century, Romanesque
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Described in the Dictionnaire des églises... (1966- ) as a Romanesque capital of the 12th century now serving as baptismal font; it is ornamented with a scene of Daniel in the lions' den.
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material:
stone
REFERENCES
Dictionnaire des églises de France, Belgique, Luxembourg, Suisse, Paris: R. Laffont, 1966-