Creysse No. 2 / Creysse en Quercy

INFORMATION

FontID: 17286CRE
Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale Saint-Germain
Church Patron Saints: 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]
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, by one of the pillars of the nave
Century and Period: 17th century, Renaissance
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]
Described and illustrated in Penaud-Requier & Penaud (2010): simple round basin of sandstone mounted by the side of one of the pillars of the nave; dated17th-century. These authors note that the old wooden cover has nails all about pointing up to stop people from using it as a seat.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, sandstone
Font Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

LID INFORMATION

Date: 17th-century?
Material: wood,
Apparatus: no
Notes: [cf. FontNotes]