Palau-de-Cerdagne No. 2 / Palau de Cerdanya
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 05066PAL
Object Type: Stoup
Date Visited: 2001-06-19
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 14th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Notre-Dame / Església de Santa Maria [orig. from the old church, Notre-Dame-des-Anges, located in the centre of the cemetery]
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Address: 66340 Palau-de-Cerdagne, France
Site Location: Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France, Europe
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 Notes:
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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]
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Mme. Monique Greiner for her hospitality and her generosity with information on Delcor and his work
COORDINATES
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.4154, 1.9673
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
Drainage System: no drainage system
Notes on Measurements: [no measurements taken]