Theneuil
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 06182THE
Object Type: Stoup
Font Century and Period/Style: 14th - 15th century, Gothic
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale de la Sainte-Trinité
Font Location in Church: Wall-mounted on the S wall
Church Patron Saint(s): The Holy Trinity
Church Notes: 11th-12thC; re-built 19thC
Church Address: 8A Rue de l'Église, 37220 Theneuil, France
Site Location: Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D110, 38 km SW of Tours
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Tours
Additional Comments: damaged stoup: the basin is broken and about 1/3 of it missing -- disappeared font? (the one from the 11th-12thC church here)
Font Notes:
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Described and illustrated in Le patrimoine des communes d'Indre-et-Loire (2001, v. 1: 622) as a wall-mounted holy-water stoup consisting of a small cylindrical basin and a backdrop ornamented with a trefoiled arch; according to this source, it was created in the late Middle Ages when the south wall of the church was renovated; the basin is now badly broken. Stoup noted and illustrated in Tourainissime [https://tourainissime.blogspot.com/2009/04/theneuil.html] [accessed 10 May 2025]
COORDINATES
UTM: 31T 305558 5219234
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 47.09794, 0.43767
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 47° 5′ 52.58″ N, 0° 26′ 15.61″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: round, wall-mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
REFERENCES
- Le Patrimoine des communes d'Indre-et-Loire, Paris: FLOHIC, 2001, vol. 1, p. 622