Graide No. 2

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 09541GRA
Object Type: Stoup
Font Date: 1605
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th century(early)
Church / Chapel Name: Église Saint-Denis de Graide
Font Location in Church: Inside, wall-mounted
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Denys [aka Denis, Dennis, Dionis, Dyonisius]
Church Address: Rue de l'Eglise, 5550 Graide, Belgium
Site Location: Luxembourg / Luxemburg, Wallonie / Wallonne, Belgium, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (E) the N95, 45-50 km SSE of Dinant
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Namur
Font Notes:
Holy-water stoup of black marble and dated 1605 [by an inscription?] [source: https://www.egliseinfo.be/lieu/55/graide/saint-denis] [accessed 9 August 2025]. Listed and illustrated in BALaT KIK-IRPA [https://balat.kikirpa.be/object/10088605] [accessed 9 August 2025]: "bénitier [...] Date: 1605 [...] Marbre noir [...] hauteur: 23 cm, largeur: 38 cm, profondeur: 37 cm". [cf. Index entry for Graide No. 1 for a baptismal dated 1500 in this church]

COORDINATES

UTM: 31U 648293 5535253
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 49.951195, 5.067181
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 49° 57′ 4.3″ N, 5° 4′ 1.85″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, marble (black)
Notes on Measurements: * [cf. FontNotes]

INSCRIPTION

Inscription Language: numbers
Inscription Location: on the side
Inscription Text: "1605"
Inscription Notes: [cf. FontNotes]
Inscription Source: [cf. FontNotes]

REFERENCES

  • KIK-IRPA, BALaT KIK-IRPA, 2024. URL: https://balat.kikirpa.be/.