Saint-Just-sur-Dive / St-Just-sur-Dive

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 06189JUS
Object Type: Other
Object Details: column, Gallo-Roman
Font Century and Period/Style: 2nd - 3rd century (?), Gallo-Roman
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Just de Saint-just-sur-dive
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Just
Church Address: 49260 Saint-Just-sur-Dive, France
Site Location: Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located in the canton de Montreuil-Bellay, arrondissement de Saumur, 50 km W of Tours
Historical Region: Le Sud-saumurois
Additional Comments: recycled stoup? probably a piece of a Gallo-Roman column
Font Notes:
Described and illustrated in Le patrimoine des communes de Maine-et-Loire (2001, v. 2: 855) as the holy-water stoup of the original church; it is a wide cylindrical block with a cruciform (tetralobed) basin well; the outer sides are covered in a scallop-like leaf pattern. {NB: it is probably a re-used ancient column]

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 719943 5228647
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 47.174526, -0.097426
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 47° 10′ 28.3″ N, 0° 5′ 50.74″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, limestone
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: cylindrical, unmounted
Basin Interior Shape: cruciform
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Basin Total Height: 66 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 66 cm
Notes on Measurements: Measurements are given as "c: 144 cm. H: 66 cm" in Le patrimoine des communes de Maine-et-Loire (2001, v. 2: 855) [NB: if "c: 144 cm" is the circumpherence, the illustration does not do justice to the object]

INSCRIPTION

Inscription Source: no

REFERENCES

  • Le Patrimoine des communes de Maine-et-Loire, Paris: FLOHIC, 2001, vol. 2, p. 855