Sant Feliu de la Garriga nr. Viladamat
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INFORMATION
FontID: 04862VIL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Església de Sant Feliu de la Garriga
Church Patron Saints: St. Felix
Country Name: Spain
Location: Gerona / Girona, Cataluña / Catalunya
Directions to Site: The church-castle is located about 500 m from Viladamat, itself on the C-252 not far from L'Escala
Font Location in Church: It now stands in the patio of the castle
Century and Period: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Church Notes: The church as well as the castle are now private property.
Font Notes:
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Described and illustrated in Catalunya romànica (1984- ) as a baptismal font which now stands in the patio of the castle to which the church is attached; the font consists of two parts not originally matched: the basin is quasi-cylindrical with a hemispherical underbowl; the upper rim has a moulding that appears to have had carving on it, although it is now too worn to be sure; the base is described as a mill-stone; the font was found in the oil-press of the castle and later moved to the courtyard where it now serves as flower pot. There is damage to the upper rima area. Noted in Badia-Homs (2007).
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: cylindrical (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Rim Thickness: 10.5 cm [calculated]
Diameter (inside rim): 68 cm
Diameter (includes rim): 89 cm
Basin Total Height: 75 cm*
Notes on Measurements: Catalunya romànica (1984- , vol. IX: 901) *[this measurement appears to refer only to the basin and not include the added base]
REFERENCES
Catalunya romànica 11: L'Alt Empordà, Barcelona: Pòrtic, 2000
Badia-Homs, Joan, "Les piques baptismals romàniques de l'Empordà", 21 (agost-setembre 2007), Taüll, 2007, pp. 7-9; p. 7
Fundació Enciclopèdia Catalana, Catalunya romànica, Barcelona: Fundació Enciclopèdia Catalana, 1984-