Lerida No. 1 / Lérida / Lleida

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view of church exterior - northwest view

Source caption: "Igreja de San Martín em Lérida, Espanha." -- the west portal was originally in the old church of Santiago of Tormillo, Peralta de Alcofea, Huesca, Spain; Bishop Messeguer of Lerida bought it for 375 pesetas in 1893 and had it installed in the church of San Martin, Lerida.
Scene Description: Source caption: "Igreja de San Martín em Lérida, Espanha." -- the west portal was originally in the old church of Santiago of Tormillo, Peralta de Alcofea, Huesca, Spain; Bishop Messeguer of Lerida bought it for 375 pesetas in 1893 and had it installed in the church of San Martin, Lerida.
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © João Carvalho, 2006
Image Source: digital photograph 24 April 2006 by João Carvalho [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Igreja_de_S._Martin_(Lérida)1636.JPG] [accessed 10 March 2025]
Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-SA-2.5

INFORMATION

Font ID: 04935LER
Object Type: Stoup?
Font Century and Period/Style: 15th century, Gothic
Church / Chapel Name: Església de Sant Martí / Iglesia de Sant Martín
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, by the S door
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Martin of Tours
Church Notes: first documented 1168; temporarily as a "caserna militar" in the 17thC civil wars; a prison in the 19thC; restored 1893 and used as church until 1970, when a new church was built and the old one became a museum.
Church Address: Sant Martí, Carrer Jaume I "El Conqueridor", 1, 25002 Lleida, Spain -- Tel.+34 973 26 85 82
Site Location: Lérida / Lleida, Cataluña / Catalunya, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located in the city centre, near the new parish of St. Martin, to the W of the old cathedral (La Seu Vella)
Font Notes:
A large stoup (?) with a polygonal basin the sides of which are ornamented with large high-relief leaves and a pedestal base; located just inside the south door. Although the church dates originally from the 12th century, this object dates probably from one of the additions of the 15th century.

COORDINATES

UTM: 31T 301884 4610066
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 41.617761, 0.622061
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 41° 37′ 3.94″ N, 0° 37′ 19.42″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

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

REFERENCES

  • Catalunya romànica 12: el Segrià, les Garrigues, el Pla d'Urgell, la Llitera, el Baix Cinca, Barcelona: Pòrtic, 2000, ill. on p. 72