Santa Pellaia / Santa Pel·laia
INFORMATION
Font ID: 05908PEL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century (?), Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de Santa Pellaia / Església de Santa Pel·laia
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Pelaia [aka Palaya, Pel·laia, Pellaia]
Church Notes: present church 17th-18thC replaced a Romanesque church documented 1279/1280
Church Address: GI-664, 9, 17244 Santa Pellaia, Girona, Spain
Site Location: Gerona / Girona, Cataluña / Catalunya, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the GI-664, 6-8 km ESE of Gerona, in the municipality of Cruïlles, Monells i Sant Sadurní de l'Heura
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Gerona
Historical Region: Baix Empordà / Bajo Ampurdan
Font Notes:
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A monolithic baptismal font of the Romanesque period.
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Montserrat Estela (Barcelona, Spain) for bringing this font to our attention
COORDINATES
UTM: 31T 493366 4640897
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 41.92, 2.92
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 41° 55′ 12″ N, 2° 55′ 12″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Number of Pieces: one