Fogars de Montclus / Fogars de Montclús
INFORMATION
Font ID: 08230FOG
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 10th - 13th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Església de Sant Cristòfol
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Christopher
Church Address: Diseminado Afueras, 189, 08479 Barcelona, Spain -- Tel.: +34 938 75 11 15
Site Location: Barcelona, Cataluña / Catalunya, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the BV-5114, about 25 km NE ENE of Granollers
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocesis de Barcelona
Historical Region: Vallès Oriental
Font Notes:
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Described and illustrated in Catalunya romànica (1984- , vol. XVIII: 80, 346) 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 9th or 10th century. The granite basin is totally plain but of regular proportions and has a central drain hole in the bottom of the basin. The entry for this village in the Enciclopedia del románico [https://www.romanicodigital.com/sites/default/files/pdfs/files/barcelona_FOGARS_DE_MONTCLÚS.pdf] [accessed 2 June 2025] reports a baptismal font of questionable Romanesque dating: "una pila bautismal de dudosa cronología".
COORDINATES
UTM: 31T 454585 4620498
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 41.735, 2.453889
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 41° 44′ 6″ N, 2° 27′ 14″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, granite
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: 4.5 cm
Rim Thickness: 9.5 cm
Diameter (inside rim): 75 cm [calculated]
Diameter (includes rim): 94 cm
Basin Total Height: 69.5 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 69.5 cm
Notes on Measurements: Catalunya romànica (1984- , vol. XVIII: 346)
REFERENCES
- Fundació Enciclopèdia Catalana, Catalunya romànica, Barcelona: Fundació Enciclopèdia Catalana, 1984-, vol. XVIII: 80, 346