Murel

INFORMATION

FontID: 17293MUR
Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale Notre-Dame de l'Assumption
Church Patron Saints: The Assumption of St. Mary
Country Name: France
Location: Lot, Occitanie
Directions to Site: Located 5 km NW of Martel
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the W end, centre aisle
Century and Period: 16th - 17th century,
Holy-water stoup noted and illustrated in Penaud-Requier & Penaud (2010): it consists of a plain round basin raised on a moulded square pedestal base; [NB: the church fabric goes back to the 12th century, but we have no information on its medieval font]

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: round (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

Penaud-Requier, Jeanne, Eglises romanes en Pays Martelais, Aurillac (Cantal): ARPPM, 2010