Holy Water Font (Tresses)

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

The holy water font in the church of St-Pierre in Tresses , a French commune in the Gironde department of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region , was created in 1609. In 1908 the baroque holy water stoup was added to the list of listed objects ( Base Palissy ) in France as Monument historique .

The oval basin is adorned with an angel's head and arabesques . A coat of arms and the year 1609 are affixed to the rectangular base. The basin and plinth, both made of stone, are painted to give the appearance of marble .

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Gironde. Flohic Éditions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-125-2 , p. 697.

Individual evidence

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

Coordinates: 44 ° 50 ′ 50.4 "  N , 0 ° 27 ′ 47"  W.