Vallabriga / Ballabriga

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 04896VAL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia de San Esteban Protomártir de Ballabriga [aka Sant Esteve] [orig. from the old church]
Font Location in Church: Located 3-4 km N of Beranúy/Veracruz, on the W bank of the Isábena river
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Stephen
Church Address: 22573 Ballabriga, Huesca, Spain
Site Location: Huesca, Aragón, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Ballabriga is located in the municipality of Beranui, 15 kms WSW from El Pont de Suert, itself accessible from the N-II from Barcelona or from the A-2 and then the A-230.
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocesis de Barbastro–Monzón
Historical Region: Baixa Ribagorça
Font Notes:
Listed and illustrated in Gavín (1977, v. 2: A. Rib. 49) as a Romanesque baptismal font in the church of Sant Esteve de Vallabriga, in the municipality of Beranui, originally from the old church. The hemispheric basin has a pattern of incised ribs framed by two rope motifs all around; the cylindrical base is plain. Flat wooden cover with metal lock, both probably modern. [We are grateful to Montserrat Estela, Barcelona, Spain, for her help with the particulars of this font]

COORDINATES

UTM: 31T 301465 4696823
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.398329, 0.587713
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 23′ 53.98″ N, 0° 35′ 15.77″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: two?
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

LID INFORMATION

Date: modern?
Material: wood

REFERENCES

  • Gavín, Josep M., Inventari d'esglésies [28+ vols.], Barcelona: Arxiu Gavín / Artestudi, 1977-, vol. 2, A. Rib. 49