Saint-Merd-de-Lapleau / Ecclesiam Sancti Medardi / Gimel-Dordogne

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view of church exterior - southeast view
Scene Description: this view of the southeast side of the church evidences the disappeared apse of the original Romanesque church here
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view of church exterior - southwest view
view of church exterior in context - southeast view
INFORMATION
FontID: 21141MER
Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale Saint-Médard
Church Patron Saints: St. Medard [aka Medardus]
Church Location: 19320 Saint-Merd-de-Lapleau, France
Country Name: France
Location: Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Directions to Site: Located off the D13, SW of Lapleau, E of Tulle, WNW of Mauriac
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Tulle [ancien diocèse de Limoges]
Historical Region: Limousin
Century and Period: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Church Notes: original church of the 12thC; much modified through the centuries, including the loss of its apse
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
[NB: we have no information on the baptismal font of the Romanesque church here].
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal:
45.257695,
2.07806
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS:
45° 15′ 27.7″ N,
2° 4′ 41.02″ E
UTM: 31T 427664 5011991