Saint-Etienne-de-Villereal / Saint-Etienne-de-Villeréal

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view of church exterior - west view

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view of font and cover

Scene Description: the later font [cf. FontNotes]

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INFORMATION

FontID: 18882VIL
Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale Saint-Etienne
Church Patron Saints: St. Stephen
Church Location: 47210 Saint-Etienne-de-Villeréal, France
Country Name: France
Location: Lot-et-Garonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Directions to Site: Located on the C201, SSE of Villeréal, SE of Bergerac
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse d'Agen
Historical Region: Haut-Agenais Périgord
Century and Period: 13th century, Early Gothic
Church Notes: Noted in Visites Aquitaine [http://visites.aquitaine.fr/eglise-saint-etienne-14309] [accessed 21 December 2013]: "D’origine romane, l’église Saint-Étienne est entièrement remaniée et agrandie au XVIe siècle, à la suite des guerres de Religion. [...] Au XIXe siècle, l’ancien clocher est remplacé. Le nouveau clocher est couvert d’une flèche élancée, dans un style néo-gothique"
The present font consists of a round shallow basin raised on a round slender baluster pedestal base. Conical cover with tob-and-Latin-cross finial. Both modern [18th-century?]. [NB: we have no information on the font of the original 13th-century church here].

COORDINATES

UTM: 31T 322588 4942771