Thier d'Olne
Image copyright © J.W. / François Bonnechère, 2020
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view of church exterior in context
Scene Description: Source caption: "Plan des structures carolingiennes (9èmesiècle) superposées aux structures antérieures (mérovingiennes et carolingiennes)"
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © J.W. / François Bonnechère, 2020
Image Source: digital image of content in François Bonnechère's Omret-Rausa [2-chap-2-evolution-du-village-compressed.pdf] [accessed 13 April 2024]
Copyright Instructions: PERMISSION NOT AVAILABLE – IMAGE NOT FOR PUBLIC USE
INFORMATION
FontID: 25428THI
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Church/Chapel: [disappeared church] [archaeological site]
Church Location: Thier d'Olne, N644 116, 4480 Engis, Belgium
Country Name: Belgium
Location: Liège, Wallonie / Wallonne
Directions to Site: The abandoned site is located just W of Hermalle-sous-Huy, E of the N644, N of the N90, on the E bank of the Meuse river, 7 km from Huy
Date: n.d.
Century and Period: 8th - 9th century, Carolingian
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are gratefult to Pol Herman for bringing this site to our attention
Church Notes: late-8thC Carolingian chapel; 9thC church linked to a large mansion/villa; site abandoned and church destroyed 11thC; cult moved to Hermalle-sous-Huy
Font Notes:
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[NB: we have no information on the baptismal font of the Carolingian-time church here]
A communication to BSI from Pol Herman (e-mail of 6 January 2024) refers to François Bonnechère's Omret-Rausa [2-chap-2-evolution-du-village-compressed.pdf] [accessed 13 April 2024], specifically to an illustration (drawing by J.W.) captioned "Plan des structures carolingiennes (9èmesiècle) superposées aux structures antérieures (mérovingiennes et carolingiennes)" in which a pre-Romanesque church is shown in the context of the excavated site.
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 50.54858, 5.33811
UTM: 31U 667414 5603353