Peyzac-le-Moustier No. 1 / Paisac e lo Mostièr / Peyzac-de-Montignac
INFORMATION
FontID: 18464PEY
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Église Saint-Robert du Moustier
Church Patron Saints: St. Robert
Church Location: 24620 Peyzac Le Moustier
Country Name: France
Location: Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Directions to Site: Located off the D66 in the canton Montignac, arrondissement Sarlat-la-Canéda, 10 km from Montignac
Historical Region: The three hamlets Le Moustier, Peyzac and La Roque-Saint-Christophe merged in 1793 under the name 'Peyzac-de-Montignac'; in turn this became 'Peyzac-le-Moustier' in 1925
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the W end of the nave, in an alcove
Century and Period: 12th century, Romanesque
Font Notes:
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The baptismal font here is a very crude tub-shaped stone basin that is now cemented to the wall of an alcove at the west end of the nave. It does not have the expected height for a font, but we have no other information on it. The church itself is dated in Mérimée [référence PA00082765] as the former chapel of on ancient priory that apparently depended from La Roque-Saint-Christophe; dated 12th-century. [cf. Index entry for Peyzac-le-Moustier No. 2 for a stoup in this church]
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 44.993806, 1.059667
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 44° 59′ 37.7″ N, 1° 3′ 34.8″ E
UTM: 31T 347056 4984094
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: tub-shaped
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage Notes: no lining