Carelle / San Lourenzo de Carelle
INFORMATION
Font ID: 09184CAR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 14th century (early), Gothic
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Lorenzo, Carelle
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Lawrence [aka Laurence]
Church Address: Lugar Igrexa, 2, 15814 A Igrexa, A Coruña, Spain
Site Location: Coruña, Galicia, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the AC-934, in the municipality and 5-6 km of Sobrado de los Monjes, on the road to Corredoiras
Historical Region: Tierra de Mellid
Font Notes:
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Described in Castillo López (1987 c1972: 103) as an interesting -oval- baptismal font probably of the early 14th century. The entry for this church in the Enciclopedia del románico [https://www.romanicodigital.com/sites/default/files/pdfs/files/a_coruna_Carelle.pdf] [accessed 28 July 2025] illustrates a holy-water stoup in this church without mention of a font: "Pila de agua bendita", of a round irregular shape with protrusions that mat be sketchy figures at the rim [are the two objects one and the same?]
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to the Fundación Santa María la Real [www.romanicodigital.com] for their permission to reproduce content from the Enciclopedia del románico
COORDINATES
UTM: 29T 576513 4763194
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 43.017572, -8.061027
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 43° 1′ 3.26″ N, 8° 3′ 39.7″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: oval
Basin Exterior Shape: oval
REFERENCES
- Castillo López, Angel, Inventario de la riqueza monumental y artística de Galicia, [La Coruña]: Fundación Pedro Barrié de la Maza, 1987 (c1972), p. 103
- Fundación Santa María la Real, Enciclopedia del románico, Fundación Santa María la Real, 2020+. URL: www.romanicodigital.com.