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

INFORMATION

FontID: 08198VIL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Església Parroquial de Santa Maria de Viladordis [aka Mare de Déu de la Salut]
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Country Name: Spain
Location: Barcelona, Cataluña / Catalunya
Directions to Site: Viladordis is now a rural suburb of Manresa (the road to Viladordis leaves off the road that starts from Manresa to the Pont de Vilomara)
Font Location in Church: In NW corner, in the area that serves as atrium
Century and Period: 12th century, Romanesque
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.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: bucket-shaped (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
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-