Tredos No. 2 / Tredós / Cap d'Aran

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INFORMATION

FontID: 02220TRE
Church/Chapel: Iglesia de San Esteban / Gleisa de Sant Esteve de Tredós / Sant Estèue de Tredòs / Capella de Sant Esteve
Church Patron Saints: St. Stephen
Church Location: Camí de Sant Esteve, 25598 Tredós, Lérida, Spain
Country Name: Spain
Location: Lérida / Lleida, Cataluña / Catalunya
Directions to Site: Located off the C-28 (at km 34) , between Salardu (WNW) and Baqueira (ESE), E of Vielha dn the N-230 -- This old chapel, formerly the parish church of Tredós, is located on a hill to the left of the village and across the river.
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Lérida
Historical Region: Valle de Aran / Vall d'Aran
Century and Period: , Medieval
A second font in this church [cf. Index entry for Tredós No. 1]; said by some to have replaced the older immersion font in the 12th or 13th century. Noted in Amiell (2007) as having over 100 cm in diameter. [NB: not mentioned in Catalunya medieval? / Romanico digital?]

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 42.700815,
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 42° 42′ 2.93″ N, 0° 54′ 50″ E
UTM: 31T 329139 4729702

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, marble
Font Shape: round
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Notes on Measurements: [cf. FontNotes]

REFERENCES

ACTUR (www.actur.com/romai.htm], 1999. [URL discontinued / non active].
Amiell, Josep M., "Piques baptismal de la Val d'Aran", 21 (agost-setembre 2007), Taüll, 2007, pp. 32-35; r["References"]