Lembeye No. 2 / Lambege / Lambeya / Lambeye / Lembege / Lembeya / Lenveja

INFORMATION

Font ID: 18814LEM
Object Type: Stoup
Font Century and Period/Style: 14th - 16th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale de l'Assomption-de-la-Bienheureuse-Vierge-Marie
Font Location in Church: by the Cagots' entranceway
Church Patron Saint(s): The Assumption of St. Mary
Church Address: 1 Pass. du Presbytère, 64350 Lembeye, France
Site Location: Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D943, 1 km S of Escurès, about 25 km NE of Pau
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Bayonne, Lescar at Oloron
Historical Region: Vic-Bilh -- Béarn
Font Notes:
The original church had a holy-water stoup located near the 'Cagots' entranceway. Palissy [ref.: IM64002301] lists two modern stoups of the 19th century: "bénitiers (2) [...] Pied en balustre en pierre, peint en faux marbre [...] 19e siècle". Also listed in Palissy [ref.: is a 18th-century "réserve à eau baptismale [...] cuivre : repoussé [...] 2 anses latérales, couvercle à Anse [...] croix de Malte sur le couvercle [...] 18e siècle".

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 734003 4814636
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 43.448056, -0.108056
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 43° 26′ 53″ N, 0° 6′ 29″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone