Creysse No. 2 / Creysse en Quercy
INFORMATION
Font ID: 17286CRE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th century, Renaissance
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Germain, Creysse
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, by one of the pillars of the nave
Church Patron Saint(s): 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
Font Notes:
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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.
COORDINATES
UTM: 31T 389135 4971267
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]