Saint-Merd-les-Oussines No. 2 / Saint Merd les Aussines en Bas-Limousin / Sancti Medardi de Chabanes / Sent merd

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 21143MER
Object Type: Stoup
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th century
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Médard et Sainte-Catherine
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, N side of transept
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Medard [aka Medardus] & St. Catherine [ala Katherine]
Church Address: 19170 Saint-Merd-les-Oussines, France
Site Location: Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D78-D109-D164 crossroads, W of Chavanac and Millevaches, NW of Ussel, NE of Tulle and Brive-la-Gaillarde
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Tulle [ancien diocèse de Limoges]
Historical Region: plateau de Millevaches, Limousin
Font Notes:
Holy-water stoup of the 17th century made of pink granite, located in the transept, north side, listed and illustrated in Palissy [ref.: IM19000785]; it is quadrangular, with chamfered angles, tapering towards the bottom. There is a second holy-water stoup in this church, also of pink granite, listed as 18th-century in Palissy [ref.: IM19000784].

COORDINATES

UTM: 31T 425238 5053753

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, granite (pink)
Font Shape: rectangular, unmounted
Basin Interior Shape: rectangular
Basin Exterior Shape: rectangular
Font Height (less Plinth): 68 cm*
Trapezoidal Basin: 77 x 80 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * Palissy [ref.: IM19000785]

REFERENCES

  • France, Ministère de la culture, Inventaire Général, Palissy (France, Ministère de la culture), France, Ministère de la culture. URL: http://www.culture.fr/public/mistral/palissy.