Sainte-Beuve-en-Riviere / Sainte-Beuve-en-Rivière

INFORMATION

FontID: 20473BEU

Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale Sainte-Beuve

Church Location: 1 route de l'Eaulne, 76270 Sainte-Beuve-en-Rivière, France

Country Name: France

Location: Seine-Maritime, Normandie

Directions to Site: Located on the D36, NE of Neufchâtel-en-Bray, SE of Dieppe

Historical Region: Pays Neufchâtelois -- Haute-Normandie

Font Location in Church: Inside the church

Century and Period: 5th century, Gallo-Roman

Church Notes: church 11th, 12th, 16thC

Font Notes: Click to view font notes

Holy-water stoup fashioned out of a 5th-century (?) marble capital decorated with foliage in this church. Listed in Palissy [ref.: PM76001692]: "bénitier creusé dans un chapiteau ; décor de feuilles [...] marbre : taillé, décor en relief semi-méplat [...] 5e siècle (?)"

COORDINATES

UTM: 31U 394091 5513296

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, marble

Font Shape: capital-shaped

Basin Total Height: 45 cm*

Trapezoidal Basin: 45 cm*

Notes on Measurements: * Palissy [ref.: PM76001692]