Cherain / Charancheo / Charancho / Charango / Cherein / Karanco / Keren

Baptismal font listed and illustrated in BALaT KIK-IRPA [https://balat.kikirpa.be/object/10083288] [accessed 27 January 2026]: "fonts baptismaux [...] pierre calcaire [...] Roman [...] Dimensions: hauteur: 76 cm; diamètre: 103 cm [...] Date: 1101 - 1200". The same source [https://balat.kikirpa.be/object/10083287] [accessed 27 January 2027] lists and illustrates a holy-water stoup made of marble in the late-17th century.
A communication to BSI from Pol Herman (e-mail of 2 January 2026) informs: "606, 667, 814, 888, 950 : Charancheo, Charancho, Charango, Keren, Karanco, Cherein. Originally, the settlement was a hunting lodge for the lords of Houffalize, within the Frankish royal domain (curtis). The area was part of the possessions of Stavelot Abbey from 648 to 670. On September 6, 670, Childeric II, King of the Franks, at the request of Abbot Remacle, confirmed to the monasteries of Stavelot and Malmedy the twelve-thousand-miles-territory granted to them by King Sigibert III. However, he reduced it by half "on the side of Amblève (Amblavam), Cherain (Charango), and Lierneux (Ledernae)." In 814, Emperor Louis the Pious confirmed this possession and recognized their ownership of a number of churches and tithes, which had been given to them by their predecessors, including Cherain. A place of worship already existed in Cherain, but it may have been built before 670. In 888, Lothair II and Emperor Arnulf granted the Charango area to the chapter of Our Lady of Aachen. The church is mentioned during the abbacy of Saint Popon (1020-1048), in 1131, and in 1235. The Romanesque parish church dates back to the early 11th century, replacing an earlier place of worship already mentioned in 814. The church was restored in 1884. First baptismal record 1615. Simple baptismal font made of local arkose stone, attributed to the 12th century. Its design makes it difficult to date, but Henry d'Otreppe de Bouvette has researched the history of churches and fonts made of arkose : "Cuves baptimales romanes en Arkose" (1997). Marble stoup, end of 17th century. In the style of a wine bottle cooler https://balat.kikirpa.be/object/10083287 -- https://balat.kikirpa.be/object/10083288".