Pobla de Lillet

INFORMATION

FontID: 02449LIL
Church/Chapel: Església Parroquial de Santa Maria de Lillet
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Church Location: Plaça de l'Església, 9, 08696 La Pobla de Lillet, Barcelona, Spain -- Tel.: +34 938 23 61 53
Country Name: Spain
Location: Barcelona, Cataluña / Catalunya
Directions to Site: Located off the B-402, 25-30 km WNE of Ripoll
Historical Region: El Bergadá
Font Location in Church: To the left of the western entrance.
Church Notes: On the road to Ripoll, not far from the Pobla de Lillet, there is a 12th century church, Santa Maria de Lillet. Though much renovated several times, its original consecration may go back to 833 A.D., the time of Sisabut II, bishop of Urgell (Francas i Patsi, 1997, p. 35ff.)
No other information available at present on this baptismal font.

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 42.24277, 1.99333
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 42° 14′ 34″ N, 1° 59′ 36″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, type unknown
Font Shape: Unknown
Basin Exterior Shape: Unknown

REFERENCES

Francàs i Patsí, Angel, Pobla de Lillet: història, costums I tradicions de la Vall de Lillet (Berguedà), Berga: ColumnAlbi, 1997