Goa No. 3 / Panjim / Taleigao / Nova Goa
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 09107GOA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: ca. 1540?
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century
Church / Chapel Name: Igreja de Nossa Senhora de Imaculada Conceição
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the baptistery
Church Patron Saint(s): The Immaculate Conception of St. Mary
Site Location: Goa, India, South Asia
Directions to Site: Originally the village of Taleigao, later [1843] named Nova Goa
Font Notes:
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Described in www.oherald.com: octagonal baptismal font from the shrine of Nossa Senhora de Imaculada Conceição, believed to be one of the oldest Christian shrines in Goa; the font has an inscription in its rim identifying the name of the donor, Tristam de Paiva.
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
INSCRIPTION
Inscription Location: around the rim
Inscription Text: [transcription not available]
Inscription Notes: The original text of the inscription is not available -- English translation: "Tristam de Paiva has donated this font" [as given in www.oherald.com]
Inscription Source: www.oherald.com