Forli / Forum Livii
INFORMATION
Font ID: 07153FOR
Object Type: Stoup
Font Century and Period/Style: Roman
Church / Chapel Name: Chiesa della SS. Trinità
Font Location in Church: By the entrance, on the right-hand side
Church Patron Saint(s): The Holy Trinity
Church Notes: original 4th/5thC but present church is chiefly 18thC
Church Address: Piazza Melozzo, 7, 47121 Forlì FC, Italy
Site Location: Forli-Cesena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the SS9-SS67 confluence, 60-65 km SE of Bologna
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocesi di Forlì-Bertinoro
Additional Comments: recycled stoup: formerly a Roman ara
Font Notes:
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A holy-water stoup of pink marble located at the right side of the entrance; it is an ancient Roman ara recut for use as stoup [source: www.queen.it/citta/forli/monum/chiese/trinita.htm] -- the baptismal font in this church is probably 16th-century
COORDINATES
UTM: 33T 263061 4901188
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 44.2254, 12.033484
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 44° 13′ 31.44″ N, 12° 2′ 0.54″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, marble (pink)