Viladordis / Santa Maria de Viladordis / Mare de Déu de la Salut

INFORMATION

Font ID: 08198VIL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Església Parroquial de Santa Maria de Viladordis [aka Mare de Déu de la Salut]
Font Location in Church: Inside, NW corner, in the area that serves as atrium
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Address: Santuari la Salut s/n, 08243 Manresa, Barcelona, Spain -- Tel.: +34 938 74 13 01
Site Location: Barcelona, Cataluña / Catalunya, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Viladordis is now a rural suburb of Manresa
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocesis de Barcelona
Font Notes:
Described and illustrated in Catalunya romànica (1984- , vol. XI: 280): baptismal font probably of the 12th century; tub-like basin, roughly bucket-shaped and totally plain, with a central drain hole; it is raised on a slightly wider circular lower base, also plain. This source reports holes drilled in the upper rim probably meant for a metal cover.

COORDINATES

UTM: 31T 405174 4619317
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 41.72, 1.86
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 41° 43′ 12″ N, 1° 51′ 36″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: bucket-shaped, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage System: centre hole in basin
Rim Thickness: 7 cm
Diameter (inside rim): 57 cm*
Diameter (includes rim): 71 cm
Basin Depth: 48 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 80 cm**
Notes on Measurements: Catalunya romànica (1984- , vol. XI: 280) *[the diametre at the bottom of the inner well is given as 40 cm] **[it is not clear from the source whether this measurement includes the base as well]

LID INFORMATION

Notes: [cf. Font notes regarding the holes at the upper rim]

REFERENCES

  • Fundació Enciclopèdia Catalana, Catalunya romànica, Barcelona: Fundació Enciclopèdia Catalana, 1984-, vol. XI: 280