Saignon No. 1

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INFORMATION
FontID: 20479SAI
Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale Notre-Dame de Pitié
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Church Location: 84400 Saignon, France
Country Name: France
Location: Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Directions to Site: Located 4 km SE of Apt, in the parc naturel régional du Luberon. The church is extramural
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse d'Avignon
Historical Region: Pays d'Apt-Pont Julien, massif du Luberon
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 11th century [re-cycled stoup], Romanesque [altered]
Church Notes: 12thC parish church listed in Mérimée [ref.: PA00082143]
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
Holy-water stoup fashioned from a former marble stone of rectangular shape, probably an altar stone of the 11th century. Listed in Palissy [ref.: PM84000517]: "Ce bénitier [marbre], rectangulaire, paraît avoir été une table d'autel que l'on aurait creusée pour la transformation à ce nouvel usage [...] 11e siècle."
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal:
43.86258,
5.42883
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS:
43° 51′ 45.29″ N,
5° 25′ 43.79″ E
UTM: 31T 695181 4859478
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material:
stone, marble
Font Shape: rectangular
Basin Exterior Shape: rectangular
Basin Total Height: 20 cm*
Trapezoidal Basin: 88 x 62 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * Palissy [ref.: PM84000517]