Calafell, Santa Creu del Castell
INFORMATION
Font ID: 08333CAL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 16th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Església de la Santa Creu del Castell de Calafell
Font Location in Church: [unknown]
Church Patron Saint(s): The Holy Cross
Church Notes: persent church 19thC re-building of the earlier church
Church Address: Plaça Constitució, 1, 43820 Calafell, Tarragona, Spain -- Tel.: +34 644 79 80 19
Site Location: Barcelona, Cataluña / Catalunya, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the coastal rod C-31, 3-4 km SE of Vendril / Vendrell
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocesis de Barcelona
Historical Region: Baix Penedès
Font Notes:
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Listed in Catalunya romànica (1984- , vol. XIX: 527), after Cruañes-Virella (1984): medieval baptismal font in the Museu de Vilafranca; cauldron-shaped basin; no base.
COORDINATES
UTM: 31T 380097 4561945
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 41.2, 1.57
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 41° 12′ 0″ N, 1° 34′ 12″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: cauldron-shaped
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Rim Thickness: 8 cm [calculated]
Diameter (inside rim): 72 cm
Diameter (includes rim): 88 cm
Basin Depth: 44 cm
Basin Total Height: 63 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 63 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: 527, after Cruañes-Virella (1984)