Chouzan / Chouzán / Santo Estevo de Chouzán / Santo Estevo nr. Pacios
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B01: design element - patterns - ribbed - diagonal
Scene Description: wide spaced, all around
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Image Source: Mosteiros e conventos... (2002: 105 [detail])
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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Xunta de Galicia, 2002
Image Source: Mosteiros e conventos... (2002: 105 [detail])
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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Xunta de Galicia, 2002
Image Source: Mosteiros e conventos... (2002: 105)
Copyright Instructions: PERMISSION NOT AVAILABLE -- IMAGE NOT FOR PUBLIC USE
INFORMATION
Font ID: 09216CHO
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: ca. 1314?
Font Century and Period/Style: 14th century (early)?, Gothic
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia del monasterio de San Esteban / Santo Estevo de Chouzán
Font Location in Church: In the baptistery
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Stephen
Church Notes: The church was originally located in the valley now submerged under the waters of Os Peares dam; it was moved to its present location at the time of the construction of the dam [ca. 1970-1980?] -- some excellent paintings
Church Address: Carballedo, 27532 Lugo, Spain [NB: El interior de la iglesia está cerrado, sólo se puede acceder contratando visita con guías oficiales]
Site Location: Lugo, Galicia, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the LU-P-1801, just N of Pacios, on the W bank of the Minho river, in the municipality of Carballedo
Historical Region: Chantada / Ribeira sacra
Font Notes:
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Illustrated in Mosteiros e conventos... (2002: 105): this baptismal font consists of a quasi-cylindrical basin, slightly wider at the bottom, raised on a plain slender cylindrical column. The sides are decorated with a pattern of diagonal ribs, actually the result of a shallow carving off the parallelograms between the ribs. The result is a stark but ellegant vessel, with a date probably closer to to the major renovation the church underwent in the early 14th century, thatn to the mid-12th century original building. The font is now raised on an octagonal plinth, clearly modern.
COORDINATES
UTM: 29T 604795 4708075
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.517948, -7.724236
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 31′ 4.61″ N, 7° 43′ 27.25″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, granite?
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: cylindrical, mounted, lightly splayed sides
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
REFERENCES
- Mosteiros e conventos de Galicia: descrición gráfica dos declarados Monumento, Santiago de Compostela: Xunta de Galicia, 2002, ill. on p. 105