Torrelles de Foix
INFORMATION
Font ID: 08330TOR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Cognate Fonts: Somewhat similar to the font at nearby Pontons
Church / Chapel Name: Santuari de Santa Maria de Foix / Mare de Déu de Foix
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Address: Camí del Santuari de Foix, 08737 Torrelles de Foix, Barcelona, Spain -- Tel.: +34 697 36 15 39
Site Location: Barcelona, Cataluña / Catalunya, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the BV-2122, 13 km WNW of Villafranca del Penedès
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocesis de Barcelona
Historical Region: Alt Penedès
Font Notes:
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Described in Catalunya romànica (1984- , vol. XIX: 211, 527): medieval baptismal font; the basin is roughly bucket-shaped, ornamented with three flat bands all around it; pedestal base; listed with measurements in Cruañes-Virella (1984).
COORDINATES
UTM: 31T 379664 4586383
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 41.42, 1.56
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 41° 25′ 12″ N, 1° 33′ 36″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Number of Pieces: two?
Font Shape: bucket-shaped, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Rim Thickness: 13 cm [calculated]
Diameter (inside rim): 81 cm
Diameter (includes rim): 107 cm
Basin Depth: 54 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 93 cm
Notes on Measurements: Catalunya romànica (1984- , vol. XIX: 527), 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: 211, 527