Saint-Laurent-de-Lin

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 06172LAU
Object Type: Stoup
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century [re-carved in the 15th century?], Medieval [altered?]
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Laurent
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Lawrence [aka Laurence]
Church Address: Rue Grand Rue, 37330 Saint-Laurent-de-Lin, France
Site Location: Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D66, 7-8 km SW of Château-la-Vallière, about 40 km NW of Tours
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Tours
Additional Comments: recycled stoup: formerly a Romanesque capital
Font Notes:
Described and illustrated in Le patrimoine des communes d'Indre-et-Loire (2001, v. 1: 360) as a former Romanesque square capital now used as a holy-water stoup; it consists of two parts: a square basin ornamented with large leaves, and a plain cylindrical base to which it is now cemented. This source (ibid.) suggests that the transformation may have been carried out in the 15th century. The stoup is noted and illustrated in Tourainissime [https://tourainissime.blogspot.com/2009/08/saint-laurent-de-lin.html] [accessed 10 May 2025]

COORDINATES

UTM: 31T 293503 5265139
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 47.50688, 0.25772
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 47° 30′ 24.77″ N, 0° 15′ 27.79″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, tuffa stone
Number of Pieces: two?
Font Shape: square, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: square
Basin Exterior Shape: square

REFERENCES

  • Le Patrimoine des communes d'Indre-et-Loire, Paris: FLOHIC, 2001, vol. 1, p. 360