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view of church exterior - southwest view

Scene Description: Source caption: "Saint Lawrence church in Betplan, Gers, France"

Image Source: digital photograph 25 July 2023 by Krzysztof Golik [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St_Lawrence_church_in_Betplan_(10).jpg?uselang=fr] [accessed 14 January 2025]

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view of church rc - northeast view

Scene Description: Source caption: "Saint Lawrence church in Betplan, Gers, France"

Image Source: digital photograph 25 July 2023 by Krzysztof Golik [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St_Lawrence_church_in_Betplan_(1).jpg?uselang=fr] [accessed 14 January 2025]

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view of stoup

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Image Source: digital photograph by Honaululu, in Lebencoin [https://www.leboncoin.fr/ad/antiquites/2894435539] [accessed 14 January 2025]

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view of stoup

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Image Source: digital photograph by Honaululu, in Lebencoin [https://www.leboncoin.fr/ad/antiquites/2894435539] [accessed 14 January 2025]

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view of stoup

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Image Source: digital photograph by Honaululu, in Lebencoin [https://www.leboncoin.fr/ad/antiquites/2894435539] [accessed 14 January 2025]

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INFORMATION

FontID: 25790BET

Church/Chapel: Eglise Saint-Laurent

Church Patron Saints: St. Lawrence [aka Laurence]

Church Location: 32730 Betplan, France

Country Name: France

Location: Gers, Occitanie

Directions to Site: Located off the D38, N of the N21, 9-10 km W of Miélan, about 35 km NNE of Tarbes

Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse d'Auch

Font Location in Church: [not in a church]

Date: n.d.

Century and Period: 15th - 17th century (?),

Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Pol Herman for bringing this font to our attention

Church Notes: 13thC church; demolished mid-17thC during the construction of the castle; re-built 1734

Font Notes: Click to view font notes

An object identified as a holy-water stoup for sale on 1 December 2024 in Lebencoin [https://www.leboncoin.fr/ad/antiquites/2894435539] [accessed 14 January 2025]]: "Bénitier ancien église St Laurent à Betplan"; an additional note in the same source reports: "Très ancien. Hauteur 38. Un second est dispo en meilleur état photos sur demande." The stone object appears to consist of basin and base; the roughly hemispherical shaped basin is badly damaged, with part missing; not clear whether or not is had any decoration on it originally; the round-to-square pedestal base has a large round moulding all around, with unrecognisable bulging shapes below. The object, which is described as being in a "État satisfaisant" -whatever that may mean- had a listed price of 180 euros. [NB: we have no information on the baptismal font of this church].

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 43.413515, 0.199879

Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 43° 24′ 48.65″ N, 0° 11′ 59.56″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone

Font Shape: hemispheric (mounted)

Basin Interior Shape: round

Basin Exterior Shape: round

Drainage Notes: no lining