Goa No. 2
INFORMATION
Font ID: 08499GOA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: ca. 1542?
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century(mid)
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of Our Lady of the Rosary / Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Rosario
Font Location in Church: Inside
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Address: Navelim, Goa 403707, India -- Tel.: +91 832 273 6571
Site Location: Goa, India, South Asia
Directions to Site: Located in Old Goa (Goa Velha), about 8 km E of Pangim/Panjim. The churcu is located on Monte Santo (aka Monte do Rosario)
Ecclesiastic Region: Archdiocese of Goa and Daman
Font Notes:
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Baptismal font made of a single block of granite and probably dated to the consecration of this church ca. 1542 [source: http://www.goacom.com/culture/religion/stfrancis/rosary.htm]. For an illustration of this font see a digital photogrpah taken 12 November 2019 by Sailko [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Goa_vecchia,_nostra_signora_del_rosario,_interno,_fonte_battesimale_01.jpg] [accessed 11 June 2025]
COORDINATES
UTM: 43P 382546 1714122
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 15.501743, 73.904946
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 15° 30′ 6.28″ N, 73° 54′ 17.81″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, granite
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal