Orval nr. Florenville

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Image copyright © Dennis Jarvis, 2013

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view of fountain

an old font(?) in the Alms Courtyard of the abbey building
Scene Description: an old font(?) in the Alms Courtyard of the abbey building
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Dennis Jarvis, 2013
Image Source: edited detail of a digital photograph 25 September 2013 by Dennis Jarvis [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Belgium-5510_-_Alms_Courtyard_(13270257823).jpg] [accessed 21 May 2024]
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view of church exterior

Source caption: "La nouvelle abbaye d'Orval (Belgique, 1948) / The new Orval Abbey, Belgium (1948)"
Scene Description: Source caption: "La nouvelle abbaye d'Orval (Belgique, 1948) / The new Orval Abbey, Belgium (1948)"
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Jean-Pol-Grandmont, 2005
Image Source: digital photograph 15 June 2005 by Jean-Pol Grandmont [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Orval_JPG02.jpg] [accessed 21 May 2024]
Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-2.0

view of church interior

Ruins of old Orval Abbey
Scene Description: Ruins of old Orval Abbey
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Dennis Jarvis, 2013
Image Source: digital photograph 25 September 2013 by Dennis Jarvis [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Belgium-5543_-_Imagine_what_was......_(13270706303).jpg] [accessed 21 May 2024]
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view of font

the possible baptismal font re-purposed as centrepiece of the new abbey courtyard fountain [cf. FontNotes]
Scene Description: the possible baptismal font re-purposed as centrepiece of the new abbey courtyard fountain [cf. FontNotes]
Image Source: digital photograph [source N/A] provided by Pol Herman
Copyright Instructions: PERMISSION NOT AVAILABLE – IMAGE NOT FOR PUBLIC USE

INFORMATION

Font ID: 25512ORV
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Font Date: n.d.
Font Century and Period/Style: 15th - 16th century/ 19th century, Late Medieval? / Modern?
Church / Chapel Name: Abbaye Notre-Dame d'Orval
Font Location in Church: [cf. FontNotes]
Church Notes: 10thC chapel; Benedictine monastery ca. 1070; replaced by Canons Regular 1124; Cistercian 1132; destroyed by fire ca. 1252; re-built in 100 years; burnt down 1793; re-founded by Cistercians 1926-1948; new church consecrated 1948
Church Address: Orval 1, 6823 Florenville, Belgium
Site Location: Luxembourg / Luxemburg, Wallonie / Wallonne, Belgium, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (W) the N840, E of the N88, in the municipality and SSE of Florenville, by the French border
Historical Region: Gaume [Belgian Lorraine]
Additional Comments: re-purposed font? (from font to fountain?)
Font Notes:
A communication to BSI by Pol Herman (e-mail of 30 April 2024) notes and illustrates a possible baptismal font re-purposed as centrepiece of the new abbey courtyard fountain: "An object about which I cannot find any information is a fountain in the [...] abbey of Orval. It is said to be a converted Romanesque baptismal font. The heads, however, appear Gothic."
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Pol Herman for bringing this object to our attention.

COORDINATES

UTM: 31U 669585 5501224
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 49.639722, 5.348889
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 49° 38′ 23″ N, 5° 20′ 56″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: round, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round