Palau-Saverdera No. 2 / Palau Sabardera
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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Montserrat Estela, 2005
Image Source: Digital photograph by Montserrat Estela [www.romanicat.net]
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received (e-mail of 5 May 2005)
INFORMATION
Font ID: 04859PAL
Object Type: Stoup
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Juan / Església parroquial de Sant Joan
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the W end of the nave
Church Patron Saint(s): St. John
Church Notes: church built between 1022 and 1070; enlarged and modified through 15th-20thC
Church Address: Plaça de l'Església / Carrer de l'Església, 2, 17495 Palau-Saverdera, Girona, Spain
Site Location: Gerona / Girona, Cataluña / Catalunya, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the GI-610, 2 km SW of Sant Pere de Rodes, 4 km NW of Roses/Rosas
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Gerona
Historical Region: Alto Ampurdán / Alt Empordà
Font Notes:
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Described in Catalunya romànica (1984- , vol. IX: 597) as the smaller of two "piques" [NB: Catalan uses the word "pica" for both fonts and stoups, defining it further as "pica baptismal" or "pica beneitera" (or, simply, "beneitera") respectively] housed in this church, both plain. This one, consisting of a round basin on a cylindrical base, both plain, is probably a holy-water stoup, since the larger one, located in the south apsidiole, is a typical baptismal font of the area.
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Montserrat Estela, of www.romanicat.net, for the photograph of this stoup
COORDINATES
UTM: 31T 512028 4683851
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.3068, 3.14594
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 18′ 24.48″ N, 3° 8′ 45.38″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: round
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage System: centre hole in basin
Diameter (includes rim): 63 cm
Height of Base: 15 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 40 cm*
Notes on Measurements: Catalunya romànica (1984- , vol. IX: 597) *[NB: the source gives this measurement as the total height ["la seva alçada total" -- it also gives the diameter of the drain hole as 8.5 cm]
REFERENCES
- Catalunya romànica 11: L'Alt Empordà, Barcelona: Pòrtic, 2000, p. 103
- Fundació Enciclopèdia Catalana, Catalunya romànica, Barcelona: Fundació Enciclopèdia Catalana, 1984-, vol. IX: 597