Rubio / Rubió
INFORMATION
Font ID: 08268RUB
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Església de Santa Maria de Rubió
Font Location in Church: In the exterior of the church, N portal
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Address: BV-1037, 4, 08719 Rubió, Barcelona, Spain
Site Location: Barcelona, Cataluña / Catalunya, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the BV-1037, in the municipality of Rubió, 11-12 km NW of Igualada
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocesis de Barcelona
Historical Region: Alta Anoia
Font Notes:
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Described in Catalunya romànica (1984- , vol. XIX: 489, 527) as a plain cauldron-shaped baptismal font located outside the church, at the north portal. Listed with measurements in Cruañes-Virella (1984)
COORDINATES
UTM: 31T 380903 4611276
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 41.64433, 1.56989
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 41° 38′ 39.59″ N, 1° 34′ 11.6″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: cauldron-shaped
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Rim Thickness: 9.5 cm [calculated]
Diameter (inside rim): 91 cm
Diameter (includes rim): 108 cm
Basin Depth: 70 cm
Basin Total Height: 78 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 78 cm
Notes on Measurements: Catalunya romànica (1984- , vol. XIX: 528) after Cruañes-Virella (1984)
REFERENCES
- Cruañes i Oliver, Esteve, Piques baptismals d'immersió del Penedès i el seu entorn, Vilafranca del Penedès: Museu de Vilafranca, 1984
- Fundació Enciclopèdia Catalana, Catalunya romànica, Barcelona: Fundació Enciclopèdia Catalana, 1984-, vol. XIX: 489, 528