Aspiran

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view of church exterior

Image Source: digital photograph taken 14 May 2013 by Fagairolles 34 [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aspiran_vue.JPG] [accessed 20 February 2014]

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view of church exterior - north portal

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view of church exterior - north view - detail

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view of church exterior - south portal

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view of church exterior - tower

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view of church exterior - window

Scene Description: Romanesque window on the northeast side

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view of church interior - nave - looking east

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view of font and cover

Scene Description: the modern font and cover

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view of font, canopy, baldachin and cover

Scene Description: the modern baldaquin, font and cover

Image Source: digital photograph taken 14 May 2013 by Fagairolles 34 [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aspiran_St-Julien_fonts_baptismaux_1.JPG] [accessed 20 February 2014]

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INFORMATION

FontID: 19101ASP

Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale Saint-Julien

Church Patron Saints: St. Julian

Church Location: 34800 Aspiran, France

Country Name: France

Location: Hérault, Occitanie

Directions to Site: Located in the canton and SSW of Clermont-l'Hérault

Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Béziers

Historical Region: Le Clermontais

Century and Period: 12th century, Romanesque

Church Notes: church originally Romanesque [northeast wall remains]; re-built in 14thC, later fortified. Listed in Mérimée [ref.: PA00103359]: "4e quart 11e siècle ; 1er quart 12e siècle ; 2e moitié 13e siècle ; 15e siècle".

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The present font consists of a basin decorated with a gadrooned pattern on the underbowl, raised on a round pedestal base ballooned in the centre, and a round-to-square lower base; in red veined marble. On it is a wooden rim-buffet cover of octagonal shape, lavishly gilded and painted with standing saintly figures in the panels, a large crown finial. The whole stands framed in a very large baldaquin consisting of four very tall columns supporting a large quadrangular top painted decorated in a similar style as the font cover, figures at the angles and a resplendent finial on the upper dome. [NB: we have no information on the baptismal font of the medieval church here].

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 43.565932, 3.450071

Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 43° 33′ 57.35″ N, 3° 27′ 0.26″ E

UTM: 31T 536346 4823762