Uixols
INFORMATION
Font ID: 08229UIX
Object Type: Baptismal Font1, basin only
Font Century and Period/Style: 10th - 13th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Església de Sant Julià d'Úixols
Font Location in Church: Outside, in the cemetery of this church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Julian
Church Notes: 10thC church; modified 17th, 18thC
Church Address: Uixols, 08183 Castellterçol, Barcelona, Spain
Site Location: Barcelona, Cataluña / Catalunya, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (W) the C-59, in the municipality and 3-4 km S of Castellterçol, about 25 km NNE of Tarrasa
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocesis de Vich
Historical Region: Vallès Oriental
Additional Comments: recycled font / abandoned font: turned upside-down and used for many years as the base of the cemetery cross
Font Notes:
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Described and illustrated in Catalunya romànica (1984- , vol. XVIII: 320) as a plain cauldron-shaped basin from a Romanesque baptismal font, probably of the late 12th or early 13th century, although the source recons it could be as early as the 10th century; the plain basin is now [ca. 1991+], upside-down, in the middle of the churchyard; until a few years ago it served as base to the cross that presided over the churchyard.
COORDINATES
UTM: 31T 426240 4619557
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 41.7244, 2.11319
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 41° 43′ 27.84″ N, 2° 6′ 47.48″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, limestone
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: cauldron-shaped
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage System: centre hole in basin
Drainage Notes: Diameter of the hole: 18.5 [NB: it may have been enlarged to fit the cross]
Diameter (includes rim): 95 cm
Basin Total Height: 60 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 60 cm
Notes on Measurements: Catalunya romànica (1984- , vol. XVIII: 320)
REFERENCES
- Fundació Enciclopèdia Catalana, Catalunya romànica, Barcelona: Fundació Enciclopèdia Catalana, 1984-, vol. XVIII: 340