Sallent d'Organya No. 1, Sant Andreu de Sallent d'Organyà / Sant Maximí de Sallent d'Organyà

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 08168SAL
Object Type: Stoup
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Late Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Església de Sant Maximí de Sallent [formerly Sant Andreu de Sallent d'Organyà]
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, built into a corner
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Andrew
Church Address: 25794 Coll de Nargó, Lleida, Spain
Site Location: Gerona / Girona, Cataluña / Catalunya, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (W) the C-14, in the municipality and 8-9 km W of Coll de Nargó
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Gerona
Historical Region: Alto Urgel / Alt Urgell
Font Notes:
Described and illustrated in Catalunya romànica (1984- , vol. VI: 187): holy-water stoup built into a corner of the church interior with mortar; its exterior is roughly quadrangular, with rounded sides on one of which two large Greek crosses are visible: the one on the left is a Maltese cross in a circle, while the one on the right appears pattée; the inside of the well is carved with wide concave ribs [eight?]. Although the piece has a crude appearance, the source suggests a late-Romanesque dating. [cf. Index entry for Sallent d'Organyà No. 2 for a late baptismal font in this church]

COORDINATES

UTM: 31T 352756 4671509
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.18188, 1.21701
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 10′ 54.77″ N, 1° 13′ 1.24″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: square (unmounted)
Basin Interior Shape: multi-lobed
Basin Exterior Shape: square
Diameter (includes rim): 40 cm*
Basin Total Height: 25 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 25 cm
Notes on Measurements: Catalunya romànica (1984- , vol. VI: 187) *[NB: the source describes it as "40 cm de diàmetre extern", although the piece is more square than round]

REFERENCES

  • Fundació Enciclopèdia Catalana, Catalunya romànica, Barcelona: Fundació Enciclopèdia Catalana, 1984-, vol. VI: 187