Sauxillanges No. 1
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view of font and cover
Scene Description: the modern font here [cf. FontNotes]
INFORMATION
Font ID: 18650SAU
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Font Century and Period/Style: 10th - 11th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Notre Dame de l'Assomption [formerly St. Peter?]
Church Patron Saint(s): The Assumption of St. Mary [formerly St. Peter?]
Church Notes: original abbey here founded by Guillaume, duke of Aquitaine, in 917; the abbey church was destroyed during the Revolution, but some parts of the abbey survived -- there may have been a church dedicated to St. Peter here by the 10thC
Church Address: 63490 Sauxillamges, France
Site Location: Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D996/D39, 10 km off (E) the A75 at Issoire, 30 km SSE of Clermont-Ferrand
Historical Region: Pays de Sauxillanges
Additional Comments: disappeared font? (the original one here)
Font Notes:
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[NB: we have no information on the baptismal font(s) of the medieval church here]. The present font is a tall and narrow polygonal tub of modern appearance; raised on a short polygonal base and a round plinth; the plinth itself may be medieval. A conical metal cover is on the is font; also modern -- the modern font is illustrated in http://www.raymond-faure.com/Auvergne_Romane/Sauxillanges_Église_Notre_Dame_Assomption.html] [accessed 14 Septemner 2025]
COORDINATES
UTM: 31T 529037 5044230