Lemaio / Lemayo
INFORMATION
Font ID: 07551LEM
Object Type: Other
Object Details: capital, Romanesque
Font Century and Period/Style: 8th - 9th century, Pre-Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia de Santa Marina [aka Mariña] de Lemaio
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Margaret of Antioch [aka Margaret the Virgin, Marina]
Church Address: 15146, La Coruña, Spain
Site Location: Coruña, Galicia, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (N) the A55/C552, 20-22 km SE of La Coruña capital
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Santiago de Compostela
Additional Comments: recycled font: two capitals of the pre-Romanesque period now used as font
Font Notes:
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A composite baptismal font made up of two pre-Romanesque capitals, of suggested dating to the 8th or 9th century; one of the capitals, hollowed out, serves as basin; the other, as base [source: www.concellolaracha.com]
COORDINATES
UTM: 29T 529126 4789542
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 43.258125, -8.641156
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 43° 15′ 29.25″ N, 8° 38′ 28.16″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Number of Pieces: two