Gello
INFORMATION
Font ID: 08109GEL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: 1387
Font Century and Period/Style: 14th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Chiesa dei Santi Ippolito e Cassiano
Font Location in Church: Inside the church [cf. Font notes]
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Hippolytus of Rome & St. Cassian of Imola
Church Notes: 11th-12thC re-building of an original church here; a font added in 1387; church modified since
Church Address: Strada Comunale di Gello, 55064 Gello LU, Italy -- Tel.: +39 0583 838531
Site Location: Lucca, Toscana, Italy, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (N) the SP32, 3-4 km E of Pescaglia, 16 km NNW of Lucca capital
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocesi di Lucca
Additional Comments: disused font / restored font [cf. FontNotes]
Font Notes:
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A large immersion baptismal font of the 14th century recently restored to what was probably its original location after many years outside in the canons' garden ["Recentemente è stato restituito alla sua probabile collocazione originaria il fonte battesimale trecentesco, un’ampia vasca predisposta per somministrare il battesimo tramite il rito ad immersione, che fu trasportata nel giardinetto della canonica e là rimase per molto tempo"] [source: http://www.edit2000.com/cmarealucchese/itin4.html] [link broken]. The Italian Wikipedia for this church [https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiesa_dei_Santi_Ippolito_e_Cassiano_(Pescaglia)] [accessed 29 May 2025] notes that the church itself was re-built in the 11th-12th century in stone on the site of the primitive church, and that a baptismal font was installed in it in 1387: "Fra l'XI e il XII secolo gli abitanti riedificarono la chiesa primitiva sorta circa sei secoli prima, ampliandola e rivestendola con bozze di pietra calcarea. Dotata fin dal 1387 di fonte battesimale".
COORDINATES
UTM: 32T 616330 4869089
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 43.965731, 10.450122
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 43° 57′ 56.63″ N, 10° 27′ 0.44″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: raised tank