Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges No. 2
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Image and permission received from the author (e-mail of 18 August 2024)
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view of stoup - upper view
Scene Description: One of two former Romanesque capitals re-purposed as holy-water stoups and located by the entranceway
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Pedro Novella, 2024
Image Source: digital photograph 17 August 2024 by Pedro Novella
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received from the author (e-mail of 18 August 2024)
view of stoup
Scene Description: One of two former Romanesque capitals re-purposed as holy-water stoups and located by the entranceway
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Pedro Novella, 2024
Image Source: digital photograph 17 August 2024 by Pedro Novella
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received from the author (e-mail of 18 August 2024)
INFORMATION
Font ID: 25668COM
Object Type: Stoup
Object Details: capital
Font Date: n.d.
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, by the entranceway
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Address: 131 Pl. du Bout du Pont, 31510 Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges, France
Site Location: Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D26 [aka La Ville], W of the D26A, on the S bank of the Garonne river, about 15 km WSW of Saint-Gaudens
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese de Toulouse
Historical Region: Midi-Pyrénées
Additional Comments: re-cycled / re-purposed capital as stoup / composite stoup
Font Notes:
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One of two former Romanesque capitals re-purposed as holy-water stoups and located by the entranceway; it consists of a badly damaged and eroded capital decorated with foliage and assorted motifs, raised on a round pedestal base, itself probably a re-used section of a column.
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are gratefult to Pedro Novella for bringing this font to our attention and for his photographs of this church, fonts and stoups
COORDINATES
UTM: 31T 302107 4766639
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 43.026667, 0.571111
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 43° 1′ 36″ N, 0° 34′ 16″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: square, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: square
Basin Exterior Shape: square