Soubran

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 07660SOU
Object Type: Stoup
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th century
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Soubran
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. John the Baptist
Church Address: 2 Rue du Château, 17150 Soubran, France
Site Location: Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D730, 6-7 km SE of Mirambeau, 15-16 km SW of Jonzac
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de La Rochelle et Saintes
Font Notes:
Described and illustrated in the Patrimoine des communes... Charente-Maritime (2002, t. 1: 485) as a holy-water stoup of the 17th century; it appears to be made of four blocks of limestone, mostly quadrangular and shape and ornamented with mouldings; the upper base shows ribbed pattern. This same source identifies the nearby font as hexagonal and mounted on a columnar base; it is ornamented with an arcade and a baptismal scene [NB: the baptismal font is in the style of the 19th century and therefore not included in this Index] [Flohic ref.: 17171903]. Listed in Palissy [ref.: PM17000907] as 18th-century and located in Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption, not Saint-Jean-Baptiste.

COORDINATES

Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 45.351709, -0.51439
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 45° 21′ 6.15″ N, 0° 30′ 51.8″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, limestone
Number of Pieces: four?
Font Shape: pedestal stoup
Basin Exterior Shape: quadrangular
Font Height (less Plinth): 105 cm
Notes on Measurements: Patrimoine des communes... Charente-Maritime (2002, t. 1: 485)

REFERENCES

  • Le Patrimoine des communes de la Charente-Maritime, Paris: FLOHIC, 2002, t. 1: 485