Vilavedra No. 1 / Sant Martí i Sant Serni de Vilavedra
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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Ventosa i Serra, 2004
Image Source: B&W photograph in Ventosa i Serra (2004)
Copyright Instructions: PERMISSION NOT AVAILABLE -- IMAGE NOT FOR PUBLIC USE
INFORMATION
Font ID: 08419VIL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Església de Sant Martí i Sant Serni de Vilavedra [in ruins]
Font Location in Church: in the excavated ruins of this church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Martin of Tours & St. Sernin
Church Notes: Single-nave church; flourished in the 12th century
Church Address: 8QFH+JH, 25721 Santa Magdalena de Bellver, Lleida, Spain
Site Location: Gerona / Girona, Cataluña / Catalunya, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located W of the C-16, in the municipality and about 6 km S of Bellver de Cerdaña/Cerdanya, just S of Ceborriu, in the Ingla river-valley
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Gerona
Additional Comments: abandoned font: discovered in 1997 excavation of the site
Font Notes:
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Described and illustrated in Catalunya romànica (1984- , vol. XXVII: 193-194): monolithic limestone baptismal font probably of the 12th century, found in the excavations of the site carried out in the mid-1990s; the bucket-shaped object has a flat band around the upper basin side as sole ornamentation and was found near the door of the church. Ventosa i Serra (2004) illustrates the font in the context of the church ruins. [NB: cf. Index entry for Vilavedra No. 2 for the oil font found in the same site]
COORDINATES
UTM: 31T 399384 4686487
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.324129, 1.778883
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 19′ 26.86″ N, 1° 46′ 43.98″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, limestone
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: bucket-shaped
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Diameter (includes rim): 110 cm
Basin Total Height: 100 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 100 cm
Notes on Measurements: Catalunya romànica (1984- , vol. XXVII: 193)
REFERENCES
- Fundació Enciclopèdia Catalana, Catalunya romànica, Barcelona: Fundació Enciclopèdia Catalana, 1984-, vol. XVII: 193-194
- Ventosa i Serra, Enric, Les esglésies romàniques de la Cerdanya, Barcelona: Farell, 2004, p. 199-200