Comallonga / Sant Andreu de Comallonga

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 08196COM
Object Type: Stoup?
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Església de Sant Andreu de Comallonga
Font Location in Church: Wall-mounted in the E end, S wall
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Andrew
Church Notes: Romanesque church; much modified since
Church Address: Comallonga, 08259 Fonollosa, Barcelona, Spain
Site Location: Barcelona, Cataluña / Catalunya, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located N of the BV-3008, in the municipality and about 10 km NW of Fonollosa, about 15 km NW of Manresa
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocesis de Barcelona
Font Notes:
Described and illustrated in Catalunya romànica (1984- , vol. XI: 255): wall-mounted holy-water stoup [or lavabo?] made of two elements: the basin is shallow and roughly circular on the unmounted part, its sides ornamented with a pattern that resembles a wheat sheaf; the back-drop is probably a window from the old Romanesque building, now built into the wall above the basin.

COORDINATES

UTM: 31T 392780 4626780
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 41.785628, 1.709678
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 41° 47′ 8.26″ N, 1° 42′ 34.84″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: cylindrical, wall-mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage System: no drainage system

REFERENCES

  • Fundació Enciclopèdia Catalana, Catalunya romànica, Barcelona: Fundació Enciclopèdia Catalana, 1984-, vol. XI: 255