Boelhe / Beul / Boëlhe / Boëlhe-sur-Geer / Boiel / Boilhe / Boillhez / Boillie / Bolgh deleis Fresin Boye / Bôye

The present font probably an earlier holy-water stoup, is listed and illustrated in BALaT KIK-IRPA [https://balat.kikirpa.be/object/10014497] [accessed 2 March 2026]: "fonts baptismaux [...] pierre [ ...] hauteur: 110 cm [...] Date: 1501 - 1600 [...] tête humaine[ornement]".
A communication to BSI from Pol Herman (e-mail of 1 March 2026) informs: "Boëlhe, église Saint-Lambert. Flemish name : Beul; 1316 Bolgh deleis Fresin, Boillhe, Boilhez, Boiel, Boye, Boillie, Boëlhe-sur-Geer. Little is known about the history of Boëlhe. The Franks occupied the region from the 5th to the 8th centuries and built an estate slightly east of the present-day site of Boëlhe Castle. Excavations have revealed the remains of imposing buildings (in the current castle grounds and east of the church), which were inhabited by lords during the feudal era. Interpretation is difficult (early castle, church, or…) In the middle of the village was a motte (mound), that was levelled before 1863, when an archaeological survey took place unsuccessfully. As early as the 14th century, the seigneury must have belonged to a religious institution, as it had an advocate (a person chosen to protect a locality or church, who in return enjoyed certain seigneurial rights). 1258: donation of land to the Val-Benoît Abbey of Liège “between Saint Mary and Saint Lambert”. This would mean that there was already a place of worship dedicated to Saint Lambert. Saint Mary could have been the church of the lost village of Villereaux, some kilometres to the north of Boëlhe. From 1451 onwards the village was a lordship and fief of the Prince-Bishopric of Liège. For a long time, the right to appoint the pastor was in the hands of the chapter of St. Paul's Church in Liège. In 1487, a group of bandits, including a certain Herwis, "bâtard de Lantremange," and the "bâtard de Corswarem qui astoit sur le mostier de Berlo" set fire to the church, after one of the brigands had killed a man inside. Another man was hanged, and several were taken prisoner to demand ransom for their release.
Located on a hill, the modest present church was rebuilt in 1764 by the chapter of Saint Paul in Liège, using brick and limestone. No visual trace o f older building. Baptismal records start in 1676. Octagonal, limestone, Mosan type, 16th century font. Probably originally a stoup. Identical to Kortijs 26121FUG. Pictures by « les Murs de Pierre ». https://balat.kikirpa.be/object/10014497"