Stoup
For the Mollusc giant Tridacne, also called " bénitier" , to see Stoup (mollusc)
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A stoup is a vase or a basin, containing the Eau bénite in a catholic church .
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The stoup is often placed on both sides main doors and, while entering the church, the faithful ones soak the end of the fingers of the right hand in the Eau bénite, then are signed, i.e. they outline a Signe of cross.
The stoup is broad and not very deep. It is out of hard matter, often in Freestone and the interior is in Marbre or Albâtre. One uses sometimes a large exotic shell precisely called, for this reason, stoup .
In the churches baroques, the stoups can be richly decorated. On the other hand, they are of more modest invoice in the recent churches.
The stoups should not be confused with the Baptistère, large container of water bénite which is useful only for the Baptême of new faithful.
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