Monestier-Port-Dieu
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view of church exterior - southwest view
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INFORMATION
FontID: 21028MON
Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale Saint-Cosme, Saint-Damien
Church Patron Saints: St. Cosmas & St. Damian
Church Location: 19110 Monestir-Port-Dieu, France
Country Name: France
Location: Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Directions to Site: Located off the D82, on the banks of the Bort-les-Orgues lake, 18 km ESE of Ussel, 65 km NE of Tulle
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Tulle [ancien diocèse de Limoges]
Historical Region: Limousin
Century and Period: 12th century, Romanesque
Church Notes: original church founded 12thC by monks from the nearby monastery of Port Dieu; modified 17thC; re-built 19thC
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[NB: we have no information on the font of the original 12th-century church here].