Serralongue No. 3 / Serrallonga

INFORMATION

Font ID: 08409SER
Object Type: Stoup
Font Date: 1735?
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century / 18th century, Medieval - Early Modern
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Notre Dame de l'Assomption / Església Parroquial de Santa Maria
Font Location in Church: Inside
Church Patron Saint(s): The Assumption of St. Mary
Church Notes: 11th-13thC church -- listed in Mérimée [ref.: PA00104132]: "Edifice roman en pierre de taille, portant la date de 1018 sur son linteau. La première mention de la paroisse date de 988, mais une nouvelle église aurait été consacrée en 1019. Il semble toutefois que l'édifice actuel ne remonte pas au delà du 12e siècle."
Church Address: 2 Chem. D.44 de Corsavy À Lamanere, 66230 Serralongue, France -- Tel.: +33 4 68 39 62 14
Site Location: Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D44, 5 km E of Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste, 5-6 km N of the Spanish border
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Perpignan
Font Notes:
The web site of the Conseil Général-Pyrénées-Orientales mentions a holy-water stoup made of pink marble and dated differently -Romanesque to 18th century- depending on the source ["un bénitier en marbre rose (1735 selon Cazes, romane pour le guide bleu !"] [source: http://www.cg66.fr/expositions/Clochers/CLO-Serralon.htm ]. An oil-font by the entrance to the cemetery is described in Catalunya romànica (1984- , vol. XXV: 190) [cf. Index entry for Serralongue No. 2. Elsewhere in this same source (ibid.: 59) a plain baptismal font is reported inside the church [cf. Index entry for Serralongue No. 1].
Illustrations of the church, font and stoup in [https://pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/merimee/PA00104132] [accessed 8 June 2025]

COORDINATES

UTM: 31T 463523 4694074
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.398105, 2.55678
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 23′ 53.18″ N, 2° 33′ 24.41″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, marble (pink)
Font Shape: round, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

  • France, Ministère de la culture, Inventaire Général, Palissy (France, Ministère de la culture), France, Ministère de la culture. URL: http://www.culture.fr/public/mistral/palissy.