Castelvetrano

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view of church exterior - southwest view

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view of church exterior in context - northwest view

Scene Description: Source caption: "Castelvetrano (Trapani, Sicilia), Chiesa Madre e torre campanaria "

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view of church interior - looking east

Scene Description: Source caption: "Chiesa Madre - Castelvetrano"

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view of font and cover in context

Scene Description: the font and cover in the Cappella dello Spirito Santo; the font cover is the work of Pietro di Giato in 1610

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INFORMATION

FontID: 07895CAS
Church/Chapel: Duomo di Santa Maria Assunta, Castelvetrano
Church Patron Saints: The Assumption of St. Mary
Church Location: Piazzale Carlo d'Aragona / Via Melchiorre Geraci Arciprete, 22, 91022 Castelvetrano TP, Italy
Country Name: Italy
Location: Trapani, Sicilia
Directions to Site: Located off the SS119 [aka via Vittorio Emanuele], N of the E90, in W Sicily, 28-30 km ESE of Marsala, 35-40 km SSW of Alcamo
Font Location in Church: Inside the church [cf. FontNotes]
Century and Period: 17th - 18th century, Baroque
Church Notes: two churches, Santa Maria and San Giorgio, occupied the present duomo site in the 14thC; present church built 1520-1560; restored 1849; renovated 2018
The baptismal font was moved from its south aisle west end location to the east, where the former Cappella dei Santi Crispino e Crispiniano was; the font was then placed in the fifth alcove, in the Cappella dello Spirito Santo; the font itself appears to be made of marble, with a round shallow basin with moulded sides, raised on a baluster pedestal base and a round-to-square lower base; a late work; the font cover is the work of Pietro di Giato in 1610; the elaborately decorated wooden cover is cylindrical with a dome top.

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 37.679108, 12.792275
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 37° 40′ 44.79″ N, 12° 47′ 32.19″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, marble
Font Shape: round (mounted)
Basin Exterior Shape: round

LID INFORMATION

Date: 1610
Material: wood,
Notes: made by Pietro Giato in 1610