Uzerche No. 5 / Sainte-Eulalie / Usercha

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Results: 5 records
Christ - monogram - IHS
design element - motifs - moulding - graded
design element - motifs - roll moulding - parallel - 2
INFORMATION
FontID: 05122UZE
Church/Chapel: Chapelle [ancienne paroissiale] Sainte-Eulalie
Church Patron Saints: St. Eulalia of Mérida
Church Location: Faubourg Sainte-Eulalie, 19140 Uzerche, France
Country Name: France
Location: Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Directions to Site: Located off the D3-D920 crossroads, NW of Tulle, about 50 kms SE of Limoges down the A20/E09 [NB: Saint-Eulalie was a separate hamlet until 1826, when it merged with Uzerche]
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Tulle [ancien diocèse de Limoges]
Historical Region: Limousin
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, NW side (wall-mounted)
Century and Period: , Medieval
Church Notes: possible Early Christian baptistery here; whatever church was here was destroyed by the Vikings 909; re-built late-19thC; present church is 15thC with later modifications
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
On-site notes: one of two wall-mounted holy-water stoups of roughly conical form, this one on the northwest side; the basin well, seen from the top, is roughly semicircular. It has graded chamfering on the lower part of the cone; the basin has the monogram of Christ on the upper register, a Latin cross on the second register and graded chamfering at the tip of the cone. It resembles a papal tiara upside down, but it is doubtful that this resemblance might be other than coincidental.
COORDINATES
UTM: 31T 387678 5031234
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material:
stone, granite?
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: conical (wall-mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: semi-circular
Basin Exterior Shape: semi-circular
Basin Depth: 10 cm
Basin Total Height: 40 cm
Notes on Measurements: BSI [NB: total height with the backdrop recess would be 70 cm]
INSCRIPTION
Inscription Language: Latin
Inscription Notes: Christ's monogram with an added cross on the "H"
Inscription Location: on the upper basin register
Inscription Text: "IHS"
Inscription Source: On-site