Furnaux

Furnaux (in Walloon Furnå ) is a section of the common Belgian of Mettet located in Walloon region in the Province of Namur.

It was a commune with whole share before the fusion of the communes of 1977.

Etymology

The name of Furnaux finds its origin in the Germanic name Flena which one had given with a river which names today Fenal. A street of the village bears this name besides

History

The church of Furnaux has remarkable Baptismal font out of stone related to the Baptismal font St-Barthelemy Collégiale St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre. in the church St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre of Liege because they have jointly to be inspired by the same theology, that of Rupert de Deutz. Nevertheless, the baptismal font of Furnaux is of a rather awkward invoice beside those of Liege what makes it so great characteristic of the latter.

Romance baptismal font of the church Notre-Dame de Furnaux (1135-1150)

Baptismal font composed of 3 superimposed elements:

  • cylindrical Tank , decorated of a plank historiée (Baptism of Christ, meets Batch and angel announcing the destruction of Sodome, Lot led by the angel and follow-up of his wife)

  • a moulding , decorated of two swimmers and dragons with the intertwined double qeues. One of the dragons devours a man.
  • Four monoliths in the shape of lions. They maintain under their legs a head of bearded man, a recroquevillé man or an open book.
Photographs of the baptismal font in church N.D. of Furnaux

Economy

External bonds

  • Site of the commune of Mettet.

  • Site of the Union of the Cities and Communes of Wallonia asbl.

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