Ansouis No. 2
Results: 2 records
INFORMATION
Font ID: 04480ANS
Object Type: Stoup
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th - 14th century (?), Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Martin d'Ansouis
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Martin of Tours
Church Notes: 13thC(?) church -- listed in Mérimée [ref.: PA00081799]: "13e siècle ; 14e siècle ; 16e siècle"
Church Address: 5114F Gr Grande Rue, 84240 Ansouis, France -- Tel.: +33 4 90 79 11 91
Site Location: Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D37, about 7 km NNW of Pertuis
Font Notes:
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A holy-water stoup of possible medieval date in this church consists of an octagonal tapering basin with motifs inscribed in round arches on the sides; raised on a plain round pedestal base. Find a 26 August 2021 photograph of this stoup by René Hourdry in https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ansouis_Eglise_Bénitier.jpg [accessed 2 May 2025]. Another old, perhaps medieval as well?, stoup of smaller size is mounted on a wall -- a photograph of 26 August by René Hourdry in https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ansouis_Eglise_Bénitier1.jpg [accessed 2 May 2025]. [cf. BSI entry for Ansouis No. 1 for the beptismal font in this church].
COORDINATES
UTM: 31T 698378 4845790
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 43.7386, 5.46352
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 43° 44′ 18.96″ N, 5° 27′ 48.67″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, limestone?
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal