Mura / San Martí de Mura

INFORMATION

Font ID: 08199MUR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 16th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Església Parroquial de Sant Martí de Mura
Font Location in Church: inside the church, under the main altar
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Martin of Tours
Church Notes: church documented several times in the 10thC; was parochial by 1066; re-built 12thC; modified since. This church has a Romanesque tympanum containing an enthroned Madonna & Child flanked by the Magi on her right and Joseph and [?] on her left, as well as two censing angles floating left and right of Her head; also a pair of capitals on the legend of St. Martin, patron saint of this church
Church Address: Carrer del Sol, 1, 08278 Mura, Barcelona, Spain
Site Location: Barcelona, Cataluña / Catalunya, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the BV-1223, in the municipality of the same name, 15-20 km ESE of Manresa
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocesis de Vich
Font Notes:
An illustration of the main altar at the parish church of San Martí de Mura in Catalunya romànica (1984- , vol. XII: 326) shows a hemispherical baptismal basin underneath the stone of the altar; it is plain except for a an upper band that protrudes over the rest of the surface. There is no base in sight and this object is not mentioned in the text.

COORDINATES

UTM: 31T 414767 4616868
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 41.699032, 1.975659
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 41° 41′ 56.51″ N, 1° 58′ 32.37″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: hemispheric
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

  • Fundació Enciclopèdia Catalana, Catalunya romànica, Barcelona: Fundació Enciclopèdia Catalana, 1984-, vol. XI: 326