Caldes de Malavella

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 04853CAL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church / Chapel Name: Sant Esteve de Caldes de Malavella
Font Location in Church: In the small S apse, to the right of the main altar
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Stephen
Church Notes: church consecrated 968; modified 11th, 17thC
Church Address: Plaça Mestre Mas Ros, 4, 17455 Caldes de Malavella, Girona, Spain -- Tel.: +34 972 47 00 40
Site Location: Gerona / Girona, Cataluña / Catalunya, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the GI-673, about 15 km S of Gerona city
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Gerona
Font Notes:
Stone baptismal font with round arcade ornamentation on the basin that does not appear to match the early Romanesque dating of the church; it could be modern or have been recarved at the date of the main renovation carried out in the 17th century [ill. in Catalunya romànica 10 (2000, p. 153)]

COORDINATES

UTM: 31T 484131 4631648
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 41.83656, 2.80887
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 41° 50′ 11.62″ N, 2° 48′ 31.93″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

  • Catalunya romànica 10: El Baix Empordà - La Selva, Barcelona: Pòrtic, 2000, p. 153