Auriac / Aureus / Auriaco

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view of church exterior
view of church exterior - north view
view of church interior - nave - looking east
INFORMATION
FontID: 20911AUR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale [ancienne prioriale] Saint-Côme et Saint-Damien
Church Patron Saints: St. Cosmas & St. Damian
Church Location: 19220 Auriac, France
Country Name: France
Location: Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Directions to Site: Located at the D13-D65 crossroads, between Bassignac-le-Haut (W) and Mauriac (E), 30 km SE of Eglestons, 50 km E of Brive-la-Gaillarde
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Tulle [ancien diocèse de Limoges]
Historical Region: Limousin
Century and Period: 12th century, Romanesque
Church Notes: 12thC church listed and ilustrated in Mérimée [ref.: PA00099662]: "Ancien prieuré du 12e siècle dépendant de Saint-Géraud d'Aurillac. Eglise à nef de trois travées voûtées sur croisées d'ogives. Clocher-porche avec vestiges du 12e siècle, mais de construction récente."
Font Notes:
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[NB: we have no information on the font of the 12th-century priory church here]
COORDINATES
UTM: 31T 433245 5005920