Guenroc No. 5
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angel - demi-figure - holding key
Scene Description: is it an angel?
view of stoup in context
INFORMATION
Font ID: 24047GUE
Object Type: Stoup
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th - 17th century
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroiassiale Saint-Gervais-et-Saint-Protais
Font Location in Church: Wall-mounted in the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Gervase & St. Protase [aka Gervasius and Protasius, Gervasis and Prothasis]
Church Address: 2 rue de la Roche Blanche, 22350 Guenroc, France
Site Location: Côtes-d'Armor, Bretagne, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located of the loop of local road D90, 3-4 km NE of Guitté, 11-12 km SSW of Dinan
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Saint-Brieuc et Tréguier
Font Notes:
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Wall-mounted holy-water stoup; the polygonal basin is decorated with a huma figure (bust or demi-figure) that appears to be an angel holding a large key. The backdrop may or may not be of the same period.
COORDINATES
UTM: 30U 568487 5352102
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 48.3184, -2.076188
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 48° 19′ 6.24″ N, 2° 4′ 34.28″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: polygonal, wall mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: polygonal