Saint-Michel-de-Riviere / Saint-Michel-de-Rivière
Results: 5 records
view of church exterior - southwest end
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Image Source: digital photograph taken 1 September 2013 by Mj.galais [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eglise_se_Saint-Michel-de-Rivière_-24-_photo2.JPG] [accessed 2 January 2014]
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view of church exterior - west façade - detail
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Mj.galais, 2013
Image Source: digital photograph taken 1 September 2013 by Mj.galais [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eglise_se_Saint-Michel-de-Rivière_-24-_photo_6.JPG] [accessed 2 January 2014]
Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-SA-3.0
view of church exterior - west façade - detail
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Mj.galais, 2013
Image Source: digital photograph taken 1 September 2013 by Mj.galais [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eglise_se_Saint-Michel-de-Rivière_-24-_photo_5.JPG] [accessed 2 January 2014]
Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-SA-3.0
view of church exterior - west façade
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Mj.galais, 2013
Image Source: digital photograph taken 1 September 2013 by Mj.galais [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eglise_se_Saint-Michel-de-Rivière_-24-_photo_1.JPG] [accessed 2 January 2014]
Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-SA-3.0
INFORMATION
Font ID: 18941RIV
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Michel-de-Rivière [ancien prieuré]
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Notes: church originally a 12thC priory -- listed in Mérimée [ref.: PA00082782]: "Eglise d'origine romane, formée d'un rectangle allongé. L'épaisseur des murs indiquerait l'influence des Templiers, justifiée par le fait que le bourg relevait de la commanderie de Condat. Du 15e siècle, il reste dans le choeur des amorces de nervures ayant appartenu à une voûte détruite, et remplacée par un berceau surbaissé. Ruinée probablement dans les luttes religieuses qui furent particulièrement violentes dans cette région, l'église fut restaurée au 17e siècle."
Church Address: Saint Michel de Rivière, 24490 La Roche-Chalais, France -- Tél : 05 53 90 63 74
Site Location: Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the RD674, in the commune of La Roche-Chalais. NE of Bordeaux
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Périgueux et Sarlat
Historical Region: La Double -- Périgord Blanc
Additional Comments: re-cycled font? (was it originally a mill-stone?)
Font Notes:
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Monolithic baptismal font made of limestone; octagonal shape with a round inner well; decorated with an arcade of blind intersecting round arches; it is now cemented to the wall and the ground, and has some repairs done also in cement. The entry in Palissy [ref.: PM24000303] suggests it may have been made from a mill stone: "Cuve de plan octogonal à l'extérieur, circulaire à l'intérieur, taillée dans un bloc monolithe (ancienne meule ?) ; fixée au sol et au mur [...] Arcades en plein cintre, aveugles et entrecroisées. [...] Ancienne meule (?) ; socle moderne en ciment, reprises au ciment sur le bord de la cuve. [...] 12e siècle".
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 734232 5002077
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 45.133306, -0.021167
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 45° 7′ 59.9″ N, 0° 1′ 16.2″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, limestone
Font Shape: octagonal
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
Diameter (inside rim): 67 cm*
Diameter (includes rim): 109 cm*
Basin Total Height: 74 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * [Palissy [ref.: PM24000303]]