Rivesaltes No. 4 / Ribas Altas / Ribesaltes
INFORMATION
FontID: 21394RIV
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Church/Chapel: Eglise Saint-Martin-de-Tura / Esglesia Sant Marti de Turà
Church Patron Saints: St. Martin of Tours
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
Century and Period: 12th century, Romanesque
Church Notes: the original church may have been 7th or 8thC; became parish church in 1237; later disused
Font Notes:
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[NB: we have no information on the font of the 12th-century church here].
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 42° 46′ 33″ N, 2° 53′ 6″ E