Noya No. 2 / Noia

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 09214NOY
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 16th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia de Santa María la Nueva / Santa María a Nova (Museu das Laudas, Noya)
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary
Church Address: Rúa Ferreiro, 26, 15200 Noia, A Coruña, Spain -- Tel.: +34 981 84 21 00
Site Location: Coruña, Galicia, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the AC-550, on the inner S side of the Ria de Mouros e Noia, 25-30 km SW of Santiago de Compostela
Font Notes:
Baptismal font which has a serpent climbing around the exterior of the stem and the basin ["pila fastuosa, con una serpiente enroscada en el pie y subiendo por la taza" -- source: email from Rosa Montero, Spain]. The font is reported in the former Romanesque church which now serves as museum in the town of Noya/Noia. [cf. Index entry for Muros No. 1 for a remarkable holy-water stoup with a snake carved inside the well in nearby Muros]
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Rosa Montero, Madrid, Spain, for bringing this font originally to our attention

COORDINATES

UTM: 29T 509328 4736778
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.783488, -8.885955
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 47′ 0.56″ N, 8° 53′ 9.44″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone