Murel
INFORMATION
Font ID: 17293MUR
Object Type: Stoup
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th - 17th century
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Notre-Dame de l'Assomption de Murel
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the W end, centre aisle
Church Patron Saint(s): The Assumption of St. Mary
Church Notes: church listed in Mérimée [ref.: PA00095291]: "12e siècle ; 14e siècle [...] L'église dépendait de l'abbaye de Souillac. Elle fut fortifiée au 14e siècle [...] Cette église rurale est caractéristique de l'architecture romane quercynoise du 12e siècle et a été remaniée au 19e siècle."
Church Address: At, Murel, 46600 Martel, France
Site Location: Lot, Occitanie, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D23, 5 km NW of Martel
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Cahors
Additional Comments: disappeared font?
Font Notes:
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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]
COORDINATES
UTM: 31T 389132 4979366
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 44.959085, 1.594318
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 44° 57′ 32.71″ N, 1° 35′ 39.54″ E
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, p. 220