Villa Fortunatus nr. Fraga
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view of church exterior - detail
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view of church exterior - plan
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view of church interior - nave - east
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 08453FOR
Object Type: Baptismal Font3?
Font Century and Period/Style: 4th - 5th century, Early Christian
Church / Chapel Name: Early-Christian basilica, Villa Fortunatus
Font Location in Church: In the site
Church Address: Partida Poligono 02, 49, 22529 Fraga, Huesca, Spain
Site Location: Huesca, Aragón, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the A-1234, 4-5 km N of Fraga, in the direction of Monzón, on the left bank of the Cinca river
Historical Region: Somontano-Bajo Cinca
Font Notes:
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Rectangular sunken baptismal font (?) of the early-Christian basilica located in the archaeological site usually know as "Villa Fortunatus" [cf. http://www.romanicoaragones.com/33-Bajocinca/990467-FragaVF.htm for information on the Villa Fortunatus site]. Described in Fontaine (1973-1977, t. 1: 395) as a "bassin de nymphée romain rectangulaire, qui pourrait avoir été réutilisé ultérieurement comme baptistère".
For views of the baptistery and tha whole archaeological site see https://www.turismo-prerromanico.com/home-b__trashed-2__trashed-2__trashed-2-2-2/en/monumento/villa-fortunatus/ [accessed 9 June 2025]
For views of the baptistery and tha whole archaeological site see https://www.turismo-prerromanico.com/home-b__trashed-2__trashed-2__trashed-2-2-2/en/monumento/villa-fortunatus/ [accessed 9 June 2025]
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Antonio García-Omedes of www.romanicoaragones.com for his images of the site
COORDINATES
UTM: 31T 276384 4603987
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 41.556298, 0.318566
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 41° 33′ 22.67″ N, 0° 19′ 6.84″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Font Shape: sunken font, rectangular
Basin Interior Shape: rectangular
Basin Exterior Shape: rectangular
REFERENCES
- Fontaine, Jacques, Art pré-roman hispanique, La Pierre-qui-vire, Yonne: Zodiaque, 1973-1977, t. 1: 395
- García de Castro Valdés, César, Arqueología cristiana de la alta Edad Media en Asturias, Oviedo: Real Instituto de Estudios Asturianos, 1995, p. 243
- Schlunk, Helmut, Die Denkmäler der frühchristlichen und westgotischen Zeit, Mainz am Rhein: P. von Zabern, 1978, p. 50 and Abteil. 27c,d,e,f