Serralongue No. 1 / Serrallonga

INFORMATION

FontID: 08407SER

Object Type: Baptismal Font1

Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale Notre Dame de l'Assomption / Església Parroquial de Santa Maria

Church Patron Saints: The Assumption of St. Mary

Country Name: France

Location: Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie

Directions to Site: Located in the comune of the same name, canton de Prats de Mollo

Font Location in Church: Inside the church

Century and Period: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque

Font Notes: Click to view

Described in Catalunya romànica (1984- , vol. XXV: 59): baptismal font totally devoid of ornamentation. Elsewhere in this same source (ibid.: 190) a granite oil font ["pica d'oli"] is mentioned in the exterior of the church, by the entrance to cemetery [cf. Index entry for Serralongue No. 2]. The web site of the Conseil Général-Pyrénées-Orientales mentions a holy-water stoup made of pink marble and dated differently -Romanesque to 18th century- depending on the source ["un bénitier en marbre rose (1735 selon Cazes, romane pour le guide bleu !"] [source: http://www.cg66.fr/expositions/Clochers/CLO-Serralon.htm ] [cf. Index entry for Serralongue No. 3]]

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone

Number of Pieces: one?

REFERENCES

Fundació Enciclopèdia Catalana, Catalunya romànica, Barcelona: Fundació Enciclopèdia Catalana, 1984-