Holy water font (Samonac)

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Holy water font in Samonac (photo by Jean-Auguste Brutails , around 1900)

The holy water stoup in the church of St-Martin in Samonac , a French commune in the Gironde department of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region , was created in the 17th century. In 1986 the baroque stoup was added to the list of listed buildings ( Base Palissy ) in France as Monument historique .

The stone holy water font is decorated with plant motifs and two lion heads.

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Gironde. Flohic Éditions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-125-2 , p. 368.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bénitier in Base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture (French)

Coordinates: 45 ° 4 ′ 27 "  N , 0 ° 34 ′ 12.2"  W.