Creysse No. 1 / Creysse en Quercy

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 17285CRE
Object Type: Stoup
Font Century and Period/Style: Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Germain, Creysse
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, by the entrance
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Germanus of Auxerre [aka Germans, German, Germain]St. Germanus of Auxerre [aka Germans, German, Germain]
Church Notes: this church has a rare twin-apse; it was originally part of the castle fortification -- renovation work on this church in late 2010 was reported in La Depeche [www.ladepeche.fr/article/2010/12/14/969418-Creysse-Des-travaux-a-l-eglise.html]
Church Address: 46600 Creysse, France
Site Location: Lot, Occitanie, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D23 and the D114, 5 km S of Martel [NB: not to be mistaken with the Creysse in Dordogne/Aquitaine]
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Cahors
Historical Region: Quercy
Font Notes:
Holy-water stoup in stone located at the entrance, to the right; it is polygonal and has a Crucified Christ without the Cross on its front side [north?]. Penaud-Requier& Penaud (2010) describe it as a late work [="oeuvre tardive"], but do not venture a date.

COORDINATES

UTM: 31T 389135 4971267

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: polygonal, mounted
Basin Exterior Shape: polygonal

REFERENCES

  • Penaud-Requier, Jeanne, Eglises romanes en Pays Martelais, Aurillac (Cantal): ARPPM, 2010, p. 96, 104