Saint-Pierre Bellevue / Belevue / Sent Peir / St-Pierre-Bellevue

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 09503PIE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th - 14th century (?), Gothic
Workshop/Group/Artisan: heraldic font
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale de Saint-Pierre Bellevue / Eglise du Compeix de Saint Pierre Bellevue
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Notes: church listed in Mérimée [ref.: IA00030609]: "Edifice 15e siècle ; remaniement au 19e siècle ; construction, du clocher vers 1870 ; patronage appartenant au chapitre cathédral de Limoges"
Church Address: 23460 Saint-Pierre-Bellevue, France
Site Location: Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located at the D34-D37 crossroads, 5 km NE of Compeix, about 10 km N of Royère-de-Vassivière
Font Notes:
Baptismal font made of granite and decorated with a head or masque. Palissy [ref.: IM23001011] lists a complex grouping formed by an octagonal font built into a surrounding frame and an added small stone vessel on its left: "Fonts baptismaux comprenant : une cuve octogonale contenue dans un édicule et une petite cuve à gauche de l'édicule"; dating is given as "13e siècle ; 14e siècle", and dimensions: "H = 150 ; la = 118 ; pr = 35 ; cuve octogonale : 28 (côté) ; bassin de gauche : 71 h ; 30 d ; 37 pr". A head and a coat of arms are further noted in the entry: ". The grouping is illustrated in Mémoire [ref.: IVR74_19782300081X]

COORDINATES

UTM: 31T 412251 5083219
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 45.896944, 1.868861
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 45° 53′ 49″ N, 1° 52′ 7.9″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, granite
Notes on Measurements: * [cf. FontNotes]

REFERENCES

  • France, Ministère de la culture, Inventaire Général, Mémoire / POP : la plateforme ouverte du patrimoine (Ministère de la culture, Inventaire Général), 2024. URL: https://www.pop.culture.gouv.fr/search/mosaic?base=%5B%22Photographies%20%28M%C3%A9moire%29%22%5D.
  • 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.