Muno No. 2 / Monneau

The holy-water stoup in this church is listed and illustrated in BALaT KIK-IRPA [https://balat.kikirpa.be/object/10081588] [accessed 19 January 2026]
[accessed 19 January 2026]: "bénitier [...] grès [...] hauteur: 110 cm [...] Date: 1801 - 1900" [cf. infra].
A communication to BSI from Pol Herman (e-mail of 4 January 2026) informs: "The Muno estate has always been important and was originally part of the possessions of the House of Ardennes, which had developed on the borders of the three bishoprics of Liège, Trier, and Reims. Following the Treaty of Verdun (843), Muno became the property of Count Herman, a descendant of Charlemagne. The oldest documents (990 ?) record the donation by the son of Godefroid le Barbu of the "predium" called "Monnau" to the Benedictine Abbey of St. Vanne in Verdun. The charter of confirmation by Emperor Conrad II granted, in 1031, to the Verdun monastery: four manses and a parish church. In the 11th century (around 1053), the monks established a simple priory in Muno from which they could administer their property. The first mention of a place of worship appears only in a charter of 1188, which mentions the Church of Saint Bartholomew. This name likely applies only to the priory chapel, since the parish church was dedicated to Saint Martin. There is evidence of a prior in 1208. Documentation is completely lacking for the period between 1346 and the 16th century. At the beginning of the 17th century, the ecclesiastical seigneury of Muno was ceded to the Jesuits of Liège. The entire complex was abandoned in 1773. The current parish church, with a single nave and a wide transept, was built in 1665 (dated) on the site of an older building, and is dedicated to Saint Martin of Tours. Baptismal records : 1797. The stoup and the baptismal font look very similar. Why one is dated 19th century and the other 1693 (inscription and name of donor Iuliot Marceau) is not clear. Their square design combined with gadroons is unique. https://balat.kikirpa.be/object/10081588 -- https://balat.kikirpa.be/object/10081590"