Palau-de-Cerdagne No. 2 / Palau de Cerdanya
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Image Source: digital image of a photograph taken 19 June 2001 by BSI
INFORMATION
FontID: 05066PAL
Church/Chapel: Églisse paroissiale Notre-Dame / Església de Santa Maria [orig. from the old church, Notre-Dame-des-Anges, located in the centre of the cemetery]
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Church Location: 66340 Palau-de-Cerdagne, France
Country Name: France
Location: Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie
Directions to Site: Located just SE of Puigcerda, right at the border with Spain, N of La Molina
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Perpignan et Elne
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 12th - 14th century, Medieval
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Mme. Monique Greiner for her hospitality and her generosity with information on Delcor and his work
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
On-site notes: one of three holy-water stoups found in this church; the small round basin has vertical sides and a rounded underbowl; it stands on a tall polygonal pedestal base; totally plain. [NB: cf. Index entry for Palau-de-Cerdagne No. 1 for a remarkable baptismal font in this church]
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal:
42.4154,
1.9673
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS:
42° 24′ 55.44″ N,
1° 58′ 2.28″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material:
stone, granite
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: hemispheric (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Notes on Measurements: [no measurements taken]