Montvalent
INFORMATION
Font ID: 17294MON
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century (?), Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Christophe de Montvalent
Font Location in Church: [disappeared?]
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Christopher
Church Notes: church listed in Mérimée [ref.: PA00095179]: "Accolée à un château à demi ruiné, l'église est un sanctuaire rural de plan cruciforme avec deux chapelles surajoutées, chevet plat ayant conservé ses voûtes en pierre d'origine, datant du 13e siècle. La nef a été remaniée au 19e siècle."
Church Address: 46600 Montvalent, France
Site Location: Lot, Occitanie, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D840, 12 km S of Martel
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Cahors
Additional Comments: disppeared font?
Font Notes:
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There is an entry in Palissy [ref.: PM46000592] for a holy-water stoup date 1766: "Bénitier [...] Cuve en marbre sur un socle en pierre [...] H = 70 (socle) ; h = 30 (cuve); Date : 1766." Penaud-Requier & Penaud (2010) report three holy-water stoups in this church: one is located near the entranceway, is carved and dated to 1766 [cf. supra]. [NB: the fabric of the church goes back to medieval times, but we have no information on a font of that period]
COORDINATES
UTM: 31T 390787 4970644
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 44.880847, 1.617184
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 44° 52′ 51.05″ N, 1° 37′ 1.86″ E
REFERENCES
- France, Ministère de la culture, Inventaire Général, Palissy (France, Ministère de la culture), France, Ministère de la culture. URL: http://www.culture.fr/public/mistral/palissy.
- Penaud-Requier, Jeanne, Eglises romanes en Pays Martelais, Aurillac (Cantal): ARPPM, 2010, p. 234