Grand-Madieu / Le Grand Mas-Dieu

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view of church exterior - southwest view
view of church exterior - west portal
view of church exterior - west view
view of church interior - chancel - painting

Scene Description: Source caption: "Restes de peinture au-dessus de l'autel de l'église de Grand-Madieu."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Martin Maas, 2012
Image Source: digital photograph 3 May 2001 by Martin Maas [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Peinture_eglise_Grand-Madieu.jpg] [accessed 17 December 2017]
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view of church interior - nave - looking east
INFORMATION
FontID: 21579MAD
Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale [ancienne église de la commanderie Le Grand-Madieu] Saint-Jean-Baptiste
Church Patron Saints: St. John the Baptist
Church Location: Le Grand-Madieu, 16450 Roumazières-Loubert, France
Country Name: France
Location: Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Directions to Site: Located off te D15-D28 crossroads, SE of Ruffec, in the municipality of Roumazières-Loubert, 45 km NE of Angoulême, 60 (?) km WNW of Limoges
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse d'Angoulême [formerly in the Diocèse de Limoges]
Historical Region: Poitou-Charentes, Limousin-Angoumois
Century and Period: 12th century (late?), Late Romanesque
Church Notes: late-12thC church listed in Mérimée [ref.: PA00104381]: "L'église, de la fin du 12e siècle, était commune à la paroisse du Grand-Madieu et à la commanderie des Templiers du lieu. L'édifice a été bâti par ces derniers."
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
[NB: we have no information on the font of the original lat-12th century church here]
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal:
45.9411,
0.445
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS:
45° 56′ 27.96″ N,
0° 26′ 42″ E
UTM: 31T 301953 5090678