Torroella de Montgri / Torroella de Montgrí

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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Angels Majó Rais, 2002
Image Source: Montserrat Estela and Angels Majó Rais [www.romanicat.net]
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received [e-mail of 23 Oct. 2002]

INFORMATION

Font ID: 06569TOR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th - 14th century, Late Romanesque / Gothic?
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia / Església de Sant Genís
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Address: Carrer Sant Genís, 2, 17257 Torroella de Montgrí, Girona, Spain -- Tel.: +34 972 75 82 93
Site Location: Gerona / Girona, Cataluña / Catalunya, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the C-31, 30-35 km E of Gerona capital
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Gerona
Historical Region: Baix Empordá / Bajo Empordán
Font Notes:
Noted in Badia-Homs (2007) as a baptismal font having been documented already in the mid-14th century [with reference to 'Mn. Josep Quer']. Tub-shaped baptismal font ornamented with zigzag motif towards the lower third of the basin sides. Actually the angles of the zigzag are the lower tips of the polygonal outer surface of the basin; below it, it is round.
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Montserrat Estela and Angels Majó Rais, Barcelona, Spain, for the information, measurements and images of this font

COORDINATES

UTM: 31T 510437 4654610
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.04347, 3.12611
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 2′ 36.49″ N, 3° 7′ 34″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: tub-shaped
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: polygonal
Rim Thickness: 5.5 cm
Diameter (inside rim): 105 cm
Diameter (includes rim): 116 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 110 cm
Notes on Measurements: [measurements supplied by Angels Majó Rais, Barcelona, Spain]

LID INFORMATION

Date: modern
Material: wood?
Apparatus: no
Notes: flat wooden lid; appears modern

REFERENCES

  • Badia-Homs, Joan, "Les piques baptismals romàniques de l'Empordà", 21 (agost-setembre 2007), Taüll, 2007, pp. 7-9; p. 8