Dienne nr. Murat
INFORMATION
Font ID: 08564DIE
Object Type: Stoup
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Église St Cyr et Ste-Julitte de Dienne [aka Saint-Cirgues de Dienne]
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Cyricus [aka Cyriacus, Quiriac, Quiricus, Cyr] & St. Julitta
Church Notes: church listed in Mérimée [ref.: PA00093506]: "L'église remonte dans l'ensemble au 12e siècle, sauf le portail latéral du 15e et la façade moderne de 1902."
Church Address: 2 Rue du Couvent, 15300 Dienne, France
Site Location: Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D680, W of the D3, 9-10 km NNW of Murat, 25-30 km NW of Saint-Flour
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Saint-Flour
Font Notes:
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Holy-water stoup of the Romanesque period [source: http://www.chamina.com/art-roman/pages/sites/site_115.asp]. The entry for this church in Palissy [ref.: PM15000169] lists only a hexagonal stoup by the door but dates it "1er quart 16e siècle", with measurements "H = 83 ; d = 42"
COORDINATES
UTM: 31T 483156 5000591
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 45.1586, 2.78569
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 45° 9′ 30.96″ N, 2° 47′ 8.48″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Notes on Measurements: [cf. FontNotes]