Campins

INFORMATION

Font ID: 08228CAM
Object Type: Baptismal Font1, basin only
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Església de Sant Joan de Campins
Font Location in Church: Inside, upside down as base of the altar
Church Patron Saint(s): St. John
Church Notes: 12thC church; modified 16th, 17th, 19thC
Church Address: Plaça de la Vila, 5, 08472 Campins, Barcelona, Spain
Site Location: Barcelona, Cataluña / Catalunya, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the BV-5114, 20-25 km ENE of Granollers
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Tarrasa
Historical Region: Vallès Oriental
Additional Comments: MUST USE recycled / repurposed font: now serving as base of the altar (photo available at Catalunya romanica (1984- , vol. XVIII: 320)
Font Notes:
Described and illustrated in Catalunya romànica (1984- , vol. XVIII: 320) as a cauldron-shaped basin from a Romanesque baptismal font, probably of the late 12th or early 13th century; the plain basin is now [ca. 1991+], upside-down, serving as base of the main altar. The Catalan Wikipedia entry for this church [https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sant_Joan_de_Campins] [accessed 1 June 2025] notes: "En el pati de la rectoria es troba la pila baptismal romànica, en mal estat de conservació [...] Pica baptismal. Fa uns 75-80 cm d'ample i aproximadament la mateixa alçada. Actualment està adossada en posició inversa sota l'altar major, a manera de peu. Forma part dels vestigis del segle xii que hi ha a l'església parroquial" [NB: both mentions of the font above are probably of the same object: when it was origianally found in the rectory and when it was later installed reversed as base of the altar].

COORDINATES

UTM: 31T 455406 4619353
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 41.72473, 2.46384
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 41° 43′ 29.03″ N, 2° 27′ 49.82″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: cauldron-shaped
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Diameter (includes rim): 75 - 80 cm*
Basin Total Height: 75 - 80 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * approximate measurements [cf. FontNotes]

REFERENCES

  • Fundació Enciclopèdia Catalana, Catalunya romànica, Barcelona: Fundació Enciclopèdia Catalana, 1984-, vol. XVIII: 320