Lesterps No. 2 / L'Esterp / Lesterp / Leyter / Stirpa / Stirpem / Stirpis

INFORMATION

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Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale [ancienne abbatiale] Saint-Pierre de Lesterps

Church Patron Saints: St. Peter

Church Location: 11 rue de la Mairie, 16420 Lesterps, France

Country Name: France

Location: Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Directions to Site: Located off the D29, 9 km E of Confolens, 42 vm NW of Limoges, 63 km from Angoulême

Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Limoges

Historical Region: Le Confolentais, Limousin, Angoumois

Font Location in Church: Inside the church

Century and Period: 17th century,

Font Notes: Click to view font notes

In addition to the medieval stoup listed in BSI's Lesterps No. 1 entry, Palissy [ref.: PM16000570] lists an "ensemble lapidaire" made up of three holy-water stoups, identical or very similar according to the description: "Les trois bénitiers sont décorés de godrons [...] 17e siècle"; all three are made of granite.

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 46.0104, 0.7807

Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 46° 0′ 37.44″ N, 0° 46′ 50.52″ E

UTM: 31T 328188 5097598

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, granite

Basin Total Height: 33 cm*

Trapezoidal Basin: 60 x 70 cm*

Notes on Measurements: * Palissy [ref.: PM16000570] [NB: only one set of measurements is given in the source for all three stoups]