Gustey / Gustei / Santiago de Gustei / Santiago de Gustey

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 09187GUS
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 16th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de Santiago, Gustey
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. James
Church Notes: 12thC church
Church Address: Camiño Eirexa, 32100 Gustei, Ourense, Spain
Site Location: Orense / Ourense, Galicia, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (W) road OU-150, in the municipality of Coles, about 9-10 km from Orense capital
Font Notes:
Described in Castillo López (1987 c1972: 222): ancient baptismal font [the church is dated to the second half of the 12th century. The entry for this church in the Enciclopedia del románico [https://www.romanicodigital.com/sites/default/files/pdfs/files/ourense_Gustei.pdf] [accessed 28 July 2025] describes the font: "pila bautismal labrada en un solo bloque granítico, decorada con dos bocelillos. Uno se dispone delimitando el borde superior, conformado como una estrecha banda lisa cuyo remate se corta en bisel. De este superior pende, en la zona frontal de la pila, una venera. El segundo bocelillo decora la base."
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 594395 4693937
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.391991, -7.853153
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 23′ 31.17″ N, 7° 51′ 11.35″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, granite

REFERENCES

  • Castillo López, Angel, Inventario de la riqueza monumental y artística de Galicia, [La Coruña]: Fundación Pedro Barrié de la Maza, 1987 (c1972), p. 222
  • Fundación Santa María la Real, Enciclopedia del románico, Fundación Santa María la Real, 2020+. URL: www.romanicodigital.com.