Rivesaltes No. 1 / Ribas Altas / Ribesaltes
INFORMATION
FontID: 21392RIV
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale Saint-André de Rivesaltes [original church Sainte-Marie]
Church Patron Saints: St. Andrew [original church was dedicated to St. Mary]
Church Location: 66600 Rivesaltes, France
Country Name: France
Location: Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie
Directions to Site: Rivesaltes is located off the D117, now part of the 'aire urbaine' of Perpignan, towards the N
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Perpignan-Elne
Historical Region: Languedoc-Roussillon
Date: ca. 923?
Century and Period: 10th century (early?), Early Romanesque
Church Notes: present church 17th-18thC, built on the site of an earlier church dedicated to St. Mary that was demolished in the 17thC
Font Notes:
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[NB: we have no information on the font of the demolished church of St. Mary]
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 42° 46′ 18″ N, 2° 52′ 28″ E