Sant Julia de Loria No. 1 / San Julián de Loria / Sant Julià de Lòria
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view of church exterior - southeast view - detail
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Joan Simon, 2008
Image Source: digital photograph taken 26 April 2008 by Joan Simon [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sant_Juli%C3%A0_i_Sant_Germ%C3%A0_3.jpg] [accessed 12 November 2012]
Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-SA-3.0
symbol - cross - in a circle
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © David Gálvez Casellas and/or Marià Cerqueda, 2008
Image Source: digital photograph taken by David Gálvez Casellas and/or Marià Cerqueda [http://lovistaire.blogspot.ca/2008_10_01_archive.html] [accessed 12 November 2012]
Copyright Instructions: PERMISSION NOT AVAILABLE -- IMAGE NOT FOR PUBLIC USE
symbol - key? flag?
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © David Gálvez Casellas and/or Marià Cerqueda, 2008
Image Source: digital photograph taken by David Gálvez Casellas and/or Marià Cerqueda [http://lovistaire.blogspot.ca/2008_10_01_archive.html] [accessed 12 November 2012]
Copyright Instructions: PERMISSION NOT AVAILABLE -- IMAGE NOT FOR PUBLIC USE
view of basin
Scene Description: now servng as fountain [cf. FontNotes]
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © David Gálvez Casellas and/or Marià Cerqueda, 2008
Image Source: digital photograph taken by David Gálvez Casellas and/or Marià Cerqueda [http://lovistaire.blogspot.ca/2008_10_01_archive.html] [accessed 12 November 2012]
Copyright Instructions: PERMISSION NOT AVAILABLE -- IMAGE NOT FOR PUBLIC USE
INFORMATION
Font ID: 08173LOR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century (late), Romanesque
Cognate Fonts: [cf. FontNotes]
Church / Chapel Name: Església de Sant Julià i Sant Germà
Font Location in Church: Inside the restored church since 2007
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Julianus & St. Germanus
Previous Font Location(s): formerly from the old church of Sant Julià i Sant Germà, in the village of Sant Julià de Lòria -- now in the Casa de la Vall, Andorra
Church Address: Avinguda Verge de Canòlich, Sant Julià de Lòria - AD600 , Andorra -- Tel:(+376) 744 045
Site Location: Andorra, Andorra, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the CS-140, SW of Andorra la Vella, to the left of La Valira, at the foot of the Rabassa
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Urgel
Additional Comments: e-mail requesting images sent to the Casa de la Vall (29/4/2003) [no reply received] ***IMAGES (ONE with PERMIT) RECEIVED -- TO BE LOADED AND ENTERED IN IMAGE SUBFORM***
Font Notes:
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Described in Catalunya romànica (1984- ) as a granite baptismal font originally from the church of Sant Julià i Sant Germà, in the village of Sant Julià de Lòria, now in the gardens of the Casa de la Vall in Andorra la Vella, placed there by the Patrimoni Artistic Nacional d'Andorra [NB: a paradoxical act for a body whose role would surely be the protection of the patrimony rather than its slow disintegration exposing it to the elements]; the roughly hemispherical object has a plain underbowl; the upper sides of the basin are carved with several motifs, chiefly crosses, inscribed in circles or rectangles, perhaps even one shield; another motif is identified tentatively as either a key or a flag. Dated in Garcia (2011) to the second half of the 12th century, the work of a local stone mason, and similar to the one at Santa Eulalia d'Encamp. The entry for this church in Visit Sant Julià de Lòria notes and illustrates the old basin now mounted on a modern base and installed inside the church [since 2007]: "Les fonts baptismaux de l'église paroissiale de Sant Julià et Sant Germà de Lòria ont été retrouvés en 1963 et ont été restaurés dans l'église en 2007 lors des travaux du baptistère. Ce bénitier [sic] est de l’époque de l'église romane et est daté de la seconde moitié du XIIe siècle. Il a la forme d'une coupe hémisphérique, est taillé dans un grand bloc de granit et a un fort caractère populaire. Il présente une section circulaire, avec une surface lisse et assez régulière et une lèvre plate. La bordure extérieure ressort avec une bande qui dépasse du ventre de deux centimètres. La partie centrale de cet espace est décorée en bas-relief, avec trois motifs disposés horizontalement, flanqués de deux rectangles, qui encadrent une croix occupant toute la surface. Sur la gauche, bien qu'un peu écaillé et érodé à la fois, on distingue le contour d'un bouclier avec une croix inscrite, qui devait séparer les quatre zones. Celui du milieu est constitué d'une croix grecque, encadrée dans un rectangle et le tout est encadré dans un rectangle. Le dernier motif semble être une clé." The restored font is illustrated in a digital photograph taken 23 August 2013 by Angela Llop [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Església_de_Sant_Julià_i_Sant_Germà_de_Lòria_-_9.jpg] [accessed 15 November 2025] [confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-sa-2.0]
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Pol Herman for his help documenting this font
COORDINATES
UTM: 31T 375925 4702387
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.463889, 1.490833
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 27′ 50″ N, 1° 29′ 27″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, granite
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: hemispheric (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Rim Thickness: 16.5 cm [calculated]
Diameter (inside rim): 82 cm*
Diameter (includes rim): 115 cm*
Basin Depth: 31 cm*
Basin Total Height: 70 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * Catalunya romànica (1984- , vol. VI: 510)
REFERENCES
- Fundació Enciclopèdia Catalana, Catalunya romànica, Barcelona: Fundació Enciclopèdia Catalana, 1984-, vol. VI: 510
- Garcia, Mireia, El románico en Andorra, Andorra la Vella: Andorra Ed., 2011, p. 123