Creysse No. 1 / Creysse en Quercy
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B01: New Testament - Passion of Christ - Crucifixion
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Scene Description: [cf. FontNotes]
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INFORMATION
FontID: 17285CRE
Object Type: Stoup
Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale Saint-Germain
Church Patron Saints: St. Germanus of Auxerre [aka Germans, German, Germain]St. Germanus of Auxerre [aka Germans, German, Germain]
Country Name: France
Location: Lot, Occitanie
Directions to Site: Located near Martel [NB: not to be mistaken with the Creysse in Dordogne/Aquitaine]
Historical Region: Quercy
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, by the entrance
Century and Period: Medieval
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]
Font Notes:
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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.
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