Betesa

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 04897BET
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Església de Sant Joan Evangelista / Iglesia Parroquial de San Juan Evangelista
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in a niche, cemented to the wall
Church Patron Saint(s): St. John the Evangelist
Church Address: 22583 Betesa, Arén, Huesca, Spain
Site Location: Huesca, Aragón, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Betesa is located in the municipality of Arén, about 10 km SW of 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: Ribagorza
Font Notes:
Listed and illustrated in Gavín (1977, v. 2: A. Rib. 51) as a Romanesque baptismal font in the church of Sant Joan Evangelista, in the municipality of Betesa. The hemispheric basin has a double roll-moulding (?) at the upper rim; a blind arcade ornaments the basin side; the underbowl has a pattern of ribs; the base is plain, in the shape of truncated cone. Flat wooden cover with hinges about 2/3 back. Described and illustrated in Catalunya romànica (1984- , vol. XVI: 312-313).

COORDINATES

UTM: 31T 309930 42°21′10″ N
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.352778, 0.692222
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 21′ 10″ N, 0° 41′ 32″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, limestone
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Rim Thickness: 8.5 - 9 cm [calculated]
Diameter (inside rim): 54 cm
Diameter (includes rim): 71.5 cm
Basin Total Height: 38 cm
Notes on Measurements: Catalunya romànica (1984- , vol. XVI: 313)

LID INFORMATION

Date: modern?
Material: wood
Apparatus: no
Notes: flat and plain

REFERENCES

  • Fundació Enciclopèdia Catalana, Catalunya romànica, Barcelona: Fundació Enciclopèdia Catalana, 1984-, vol. XVI: 312-313
  • Gavín, Josep M., Inventari d'esglésies [28+ vols.], Barcelona: Arxiu Gavín / Artestudi, 1977-, vol. 2, A. Rib. 51