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

INFORMATION

Font ID: 21572LES
Object Type: Stoup
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th century
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale [ancienne abbatiale] Saint-Pierre de Lesterps
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Peter
Church Address: 11 rue de la Mairie, 16420 Lesterps, France
Site Location: Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Europe
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 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

UTM: 31T 328188 5097598
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 46.0104, 0.7807
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 46° 0′ 37.44″ N, 0° 46′ 50.52″ E

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]

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.