Calascibetta No. 1 / Calasciabetta / Calascibbetta

INFORMATION

Font ID: 07893CAL

Object Type: Baptismal Font1

Font Date: 1571

Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century

Workshop/Group/Artisan: scuola gaginiana

Church / Chapel Name: Chiesa Madre San Pietro e Santa Maria Maggiore di Calascibetta / Duomo di San Pietro e Santa Maria Maggiore - Regia Cappella Palatina

Font Location in Church: Inside, in the baptismal chapel

Church Patron Saint(s): St. Peter & The Assumption of St. Mary

Church Address: Piazza Madrice, 6, 94010 Calascibetta EN, Italy -- Tel.: +39 0935 33849

Site Location: Enna, Sicilia, Italy, Europe

Directions to Site: Located 6 km from Enna, 155 km from Palermo

Ecclesiastic Region: Diocesi di Caltanisetta

Font Notes: Click to view

Ornamented baptismal font of the 16th century [NB: Index entry for Calasciabetta No. 2 for the holy-water stoup in this same church] [source: http://sicilia.indettaglio.it]

COORDINATES

UTM: 33S 436121 4160401

Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 37.58846, 14.27646

Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 37° 35′ 18.46″ N, 14° 16′ 35.26″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, marble

Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted

Basin Interior Shape: round

Basin Exterior Shape: round