Casefabre / Casafabre

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 08202CAS
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Cognate Fonts: A similar font at nearby Fourques/ Forques, and not very different from the one originally from Sant Genís de Gavarrós, now in Sant Andreu de Sagàs
Church / Chapel Name: Église Saint-Martin à Casefabre / Església de Sant Martí de Casafabre
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Martin of Tours
Church Notes: 10thC church; modified since
Church Address: 66130 Casefabre, France
Site Location: Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D72, E the D618, S of the D66, about 25 km W of Perpignan
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Perpignan-Elne
Historical Region: Roussillon
Font Notes:
Described and illustrated in Catalunya romànica (1984- , vol. XIV: 181): baptismal font probably of the 12th or 13th century made of white marble; it consists of a bucket-shaped basin, totally plain, and a short pedestal base round at the top and square at the bottom, ornamented with a large leaf at each angle. The plain flat wooden lid is modern.

COORDINATES

UTM: 31T 468320 4718203
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.615611, 2.613722
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 36′ 56.2″ N, 2° 36′ 49.4″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

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

LID INFORMATION

Date: modern
Material: wood
Apparatus: no
Notes: flat and plain

REFERENCES

  • Fundació Enciclopèdia Catalana, Catalunya romànica, Barcelona: Fundació Enciclopèdia Catalana, 1984-, vol. XIV: 181