Chastang / Castaing / Castanea / Le Chastang
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view of church exterior in context - southwest view
Scene Description: Source caption: "La place de la Fontaine dans le bourg, Le Chastang, Corrèze, France."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Père Igor, 2015
Image Source: digital photograph taken 24 June 2015 by Père Igor [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Le_Chastang_place_de_la_Fontaine.JPG] [accessed 19 January 2017]
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view of church exterior - southwest view
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Père Igor, 2015
Image Source: digital photograph taken 24 June 2015 by Père Igor [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Le_Chastang_église.JPG] [accessed 19 January 2017]
Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-SA-4.0
INFORMATION
Font ID: 20851CHA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Font Date: ca. 1115?
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century (early?), Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Sainte-Foy du Chastang
Font Location in Church: [disappeared]
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Faith [aka Faith of Conques, Foy]
Church Notes: church documented by 1318 was probably a chapel of Sainte-Fortunate that was mentioned in 1115 [source: "Bulletin de la Société scientifique, historique et archéologique de la Corrèze, vol. 18 (1896: 203)
Church Address: place de la Fontaine, 19190 Le Chastang, Corrèze, France
Site Location: Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located at the D48-D84 crossroads, SSW of Tulle, NW of Argentat, W of Brive-la-Gaillarde
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Tulle [ancien diocèse de Limoges]
Historical Region: Limousin
Additional Comments: disappeared font? (the one from the 1115 chapel/church here)
Font Notes:
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[NB: we have no information on the baptismal font of the early-12th century church here]
COORDINATES
UTM: 31T 400553 5002916
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 45.172711, 1.734413
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 45° 10′ 21.76″ N, 1° 44′ 3.89″ E