Vilajuiga / Vilajuïga

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 08139VIL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 10th - 13th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Església Parroquial de Sant Feliu de Vilajuïga
Font Location in Church: The font is in the old Romanesque nave which, without its apse, serves now as vestibule of the new 18th century church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Felix
Church Notes: 11thC church; modified 16th, 17thC
Church Address: 17493 Vilajuïga, Gerona, Spain
Site Location: Gerona / Girona, Cataluña / Catalunya, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the GI-610, E of the N-260, about 20 km NE of Figueres
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Gerona
Historical Region: Alto Ampurdán / Alt Empordà
Font Notes:
Described and illustrated in Catalunya romànica (1984- ) as a baptismal font of the Romanesque period; it consists of a hemispherical basin, plain except for a moulding at the upper rim, and a roughly cylindrical pedestal base, totally plain. Noted in Badia-Homs (2007). Illustrated in
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COORDINATES

UTM: 31T 507415 4686421
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.33, 3.09
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 19′ 48″ N, 3° 5′ 24″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Diameter (includes rim): 114 cm
Basin Total Height: 64 cm
Height of Base: 40 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 104 cm [calculated]
Notes on Measurements: Catalunya romànica (1984- , vol. IX: 910)

REFERENCES

  • Badia-Homs, Joan, "Les piques baptismals romàniques de l'Empordà", 21 (agost-setembre 2007), Taüll, 2007, pp. 7-9; p. 7
  • Fundació Enciclopèdia Catalana, Catalunya romànica, Barcelona: Fundació Enciclopèdia Catalana, 1984-, vol. IX: 910