Avila No. 2 / Abila / Obila

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B01: design element - patterns - ribbed

view of basin - interior

view of basin - interior - brass ribbed lining

view of font

view of font

INFORMATION

FontID: 02273AVI
Church/Chapel: Iglesia Parroquial de San Juan
Church Patron Saints: St. John
Church Location: C. Martín Carramolino, 1, 05001 Ávila, Spain -- Tel.: +34 920 21 11 27
Country Name: Spain
Location: Avila, Castilla y León
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Ávila
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
This baptismal font "como todas las de la diócesis, es de granito con gallones convexos en espiral" [=like all others in the diocesis is made of granite and has convex ribs twisting up in a helix] is believed to have been the one in which St. Teresa of Avila was baptised (Gomez-Moreno, 1983, p.192). Copper lining inside the bowl and ornate brass ring encircles the enormous font; both these were a donation of the Teresian Sisters order.

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 40.6560833, -4.700466
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 40° 39′ 22″N, 4° 42′ 2″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, granite
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: chalice-shaped
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Rim Thickness: 18 cm
Diameter (inside rim): 123 cm
Diameter (includes rim): 141 cm
Basin Depth: 45 cm
Basin Total Height: 70 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 112 cm
Notes on Measurements: BSI

REFERENCES

Gómez-Moreno, Manuel, Catálogo monumental de la provincia de Avila, Avila: Institución Gran Duque de Alba, 1983