Pal No. 1

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view of church exterior - west tower
INFORMATION
FontID: 02603PAL
Church/Chapel: Església de Sant Climent / Sant Climent de Pal
Church Patron Saints: St. Clement
Church Location: Sant Climent de Pal, Pal, La Massana - AD400 Tel.(+376) 835 693
Country Name: Andorra
Location: Andorra
Directions to Site: Pal is near La Massana, NNW of Andorra la Velha
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Urgel
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the W end of the nave
Century and Period: 12th century (late?), Romanesque
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
Described in Catalunya romànica (1984- ), in Mestre i Godes (1999) and in Garcia (2011): plain granite baptismal font of the late 12th century [cf. Index entry for Pal No. 2 for another Romanesque font (?) (oil font?) in this church]
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal:
42.54598,
1.47519
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS:
42° 32′ 45.53″ N,
1° 28′ 30.68″ E
UTM: 31T 374803 4711525
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material:
stone, granite
Font Shape: tub-shaped
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Diameter (inside rim): 53 cm
Diameter (includes rim): 72 cm
Basin Depth: 34 cm
Basin Total Height: 48 cm
Notes on Measurements: Catalunya romànica (1984- , vol. VI: 493)
REFERENCES
Catalunya romànica 3: l'Alt Penedès, el Baix Penedès, el Garraf, l'Anoia, Barcelona: Pòrtic, 1999
Fundació Enciclopèdia Catalana, Catalunya romànica, Barcelona: Fundació Enciclopèdia Catalana, 1984-
Garcia, Mireia, El románico en Andorra, Andorra la Vella: Andorra Ed., 2011
Mestre i Godes, Jesús, Viatge al romànic català: les valls pirenenques, Barcelona: RACC Club-Edicions 62, 1999