Chiaramonte Gulfi / Ciaramunti / Madonna di Gulfi

INFORMATION

Font ID: 07898CHI

Object Type: Baptismal Font1

Font Century and Period/Style: 6th century, Early Christian

Church / Chapel Name: Santuario della Madonna (?) [orig. from an Early-Christian basilica?]

Font Location in Church: Inside the church

Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin

Church Address: Contrada Gulfi, 97012 Chiaramonte Gulfi RG, Italy

Site Location: Ragusa, Sicilia, Italy, Europe

Directions to Site: Located down from Chiaramonte, on the site of an Early-Christian basilica, 15 km N of Ragusa

Ecclesiastic Region: Diocesi di Ragusa

Font Notes: Click to view

Described as a baslt baptismal font of the 6th century from the original Early-Christian basilica that existed in this site [source: http://www.sikania.it/mensile/eotto00b.htm]

COORDINATES

UTM: 33S 473565 4098365

Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 37.031111, 14.702778

Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 37° 1′ 52″ N, 14° 42′ 10″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, basalt