Cortinada No. 2 / Sant Martí de La Cortinada nr. Ordino

INFORMATION

FontID: 02606COR
Church/Chapel: Església Parroquial de Sant Martí / Església de Sant Martí de la Cortinada
Church Patron Saints: St. Martin of Tours
Church Location: Sant Martí de la Cortianda, La Cortinada, Ordino, Andorra.
Country Name: Andorra
Location: Andorra
Directions to Site: Cortinada is on the N-2, just 7 kms. N of Ordino, 11 kms. N of Andorra la Velha.
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Urgel
Font Location in Church: To the right of the entrance
Century and Period: 12th century (mid), Romanesque
Described in Catalunya romànica (1984- , vol. VI), in Mestre i Godes (1999) and in Garcia (2011): one of two plain Romanesque holy-water stoups in this church; this one is located to the right of the entrance and is slightly smaller than the other; both are dated to the middle of the 12th century, the date of the church itself.

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 42.576667, 1.517778
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 42° 34′ 36″ N, 1° 31′ 4″ E
UTM: 31T 378359 4714871

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, granite
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: hemispheric (wall-mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Rim Thickness: 3 cm [calculated]
Diameter (inside rim): 24 cm
Diameter (includes rim): 30 cm
Basin Depth: 10 cm
Notes on Measurements: Catalunya romànica (1984- , vol. VI: 500)

REFERENCES

F., J., "The old font of Scraptoft, Co. Leic.", NS21, March 1844, The Gentleman's Magazine: or, Trader's monthly intelligencer, pp. 246; r["References"]
Fundació Enciclopèdia Catalana, Catalunya romànica, Barcelona: Fundació Enciclopèdia Catalana, 1984-
Mestre i Godes, Jesús, Viatge al romànic català: les valls pirenenques, Barcelona: RACC Club-Edicions 62, 1999