Chatain

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 07701CHA
Object Type: Stoup
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Pierre de Chatain
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, N side
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Peter
Church Notes: church listed in Mérimée [ref.: PA00105389]: "Edifiée au 12e siècle, la voûte de la nef s'est effondrée en 1735. Rebâtie en 1755"
Church Address: Rue de l'Abbé Paul Guillon, 86250 Chatain, France -- Tel.: +33 5 49 87 51 79
Site Location: Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D4-D35 crossroads, 9-10 km S of Charroux, about 60 km S of Poitiers
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Poitiers
Font Notes:
Described and illustrated in Le Patrimoine des communes de la Vienne (2002, v.1: 64) as a holy-water stoup of the 13th century made of limestone; the sides of the cylindrical basin are ornamented with ribbed pattern all the way to the rim, giving it thus the appearance of a poly-lobulated basin; the underbowl is plain and roughly hemispherical; the pedestal base appears quadrangular at the bottom and rounded towards the top (this may be the effect of the rounded sides). This source notes the unusual placement of the stoup on the Epistle (north) side of the nave [Flohic ref. no.: 86020415].

COORDINATES

UTM: 31T 301517 5105374
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 46.073111, 0.433273
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 46° 4′ 23.2″ N, 0° 25′ 59.78″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, limestone
Number of Pieces: two?
Font Shape: cylindrical, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

  • Le Patrimoine des communes de la Vienne, Paris: FLOHIC, 2002, vol. 1: 64