Ragusa

INFORMATION

Font ID: 08062RAG
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 15th century, Gothic
Church / Chapel Name: Duomo di S. Giorgio / Insigne Collegiata di San Giorgio a Ragusa
Font Location in Church: [destroyed?]
Church Patron Saint(s): St. George
Church Notes: original church almost totally destroyed in the 1693 earthquake; re-built in the 18thC including the old portal in the new church
Church Address: Salita Duomo, 13, 97100 Ragusa, RA Italy Italy
Site Location: Ragusa, Sicilia, Italy, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the SS115. The church is located in Maria Paternò e Arezzo, to the E of the city centre
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocesi di Ragusa
Font Notes:
A baptismal font from the Catalan-Gothic church was destroyed in the 1693 earthquake; only the portal of the church remains [it is presumed that the font was either destroyed at the time or sold thereafter, like other surviving parts of the church] [source: http://www.comune.ragusa.it/ragusa/portale.htm]

COORDINATES

UTM: 33S 477017 4086768
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 36.926667, 14.741944
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 36° 55′ 36″ N, 14° 44′ 31″ E