Palau-de-Cerdagne No. 4 / Palau de Cerdanya
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view of basin - interior
view of church exterior in context - northwest view
view of church exterior - west façade
view of church exterior - west façade - detail
view of church exterior - west portal - detail
view of church interior - cross
INFORMATION
Font ID: 05068PAL
Object Type: Stoup
Date Visited: 2001-06-19
Font Century and Period/Style: 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, partially embeded in a wall
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: holy-water stoup, probably medieval; it consists of a plain hemispherical basin with very thick sides and a round pedestal base; it is now partially built into the wall. [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
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]