Lou-du-Lac / Le Lou-du-Lac
INFORMATION
Font ID: 04002LOU
Object Type: Stoup
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Loup
Font Location in Church: Near the western door
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Loup
Site Location: Ille-et-Vilaine / Il-ha-Gwilen, Bretagne, France, Europe
Directions to Site: In the canton de Montauban-de-Bretagne, arrondissement de Rennes
Additional Comments: recycled stoup: believed to be an earlier column-cum-astragal (11th century?) re-carved in the 16th century to be used as stoup
Font Notes:
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Listed and illustrated in Le patrimoine des communes d'Ille-et-Vilaine (2000) as a former column with astragal now serving as holy-water stoup; the source [cf. supra] suggests this 'recycling' could have occurred in the 16th century, at the time of the rebuilding of the original 11th century church. There appears to be some sort of round (?) motif on the upper side of the basin
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, granite
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: pedestal font
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
REFERENCES
- Le Patrimoine des communes d'Ille-et-Vilaine, Charenton: FLOHIC, 2000, vol. 2, p. 948