Saint-Lin

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symbol - cross - processional cross

Scene Description: [cf. FontNotes]

INFORMATION

FontID: 20451LIN
Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale Saint-Léon
Church Patron Saints: St. Leo the Great?
Church Location: 79420 Saint-Lin, France
Country Name: France
Location: Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Directions to Site: Located off the D142, S of Parthenay, 30 km from Niort, 45 km WSW of Poitiers
Historical Region: Pays Sud-Gâtine
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 13th century, Gothic
Holy-water stoup made of granite listed in Palissy [ref.: PM79000343]: "bénitier [...] Granite de pays. De forme octogonale régulière, avec cuve hémisphérique, ce bénitier porte sur le bord plat horizontal une croix de consécration gravée [...] 13e siècle."

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 711687 5156517

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, granite
Font Shape: octagonal (unmounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
Diameter (includes rim): 40.5 cm*
Basin Depth: 19 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 52 cm*
Trapezoidal Basin: 63 x 68 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * Palissy [ref.: PM79000343]