Tremp

INFORMATION

Font ID: 09414TRE
Object Type: Stoup
Font Century and Period/Style: Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Collegiata de Santa Maria [aka Santa Maria de Valldeflors / Basílica Mare de Déu de Valldeflors], Tremp
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Notes: 17thC late-Gothic / Baroque church
Church Address: Placeta de l'Església, 2, 25620 Tremp, Lleida, Spain -- Tel.: +34 973 65 06 90
Site Location: Lérida / Lleida, Cataluña / Catalunya, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located at the junction of the C147-C1412-C1311, 8-10 km SW of La Pobla de Segur, 45-50 km N of Balaguer
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Urgel
Historical Region: Noguera Pallaresa / Pallars Jussà
Additional Comments: recycled stoup: formerly medieval capitals
Font Notes:
Described in the Gran geografìa comarcal de Catalunya (1982-1985, vol. 12: 156-158) as medieval capitals hollowed out and now used as holy-water stoups. Digital images of 1900 B&W photographs of the two capitals may be seen in Wikipedia
[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Capitell_1_de_Santa_Maria_de_Valldeflors_de_Tremp.png] and [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Capitell_2_de_Santa_Maria_de_Valldeflors_de_Tremp.png] [accessed 3 August 2025]
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Montserrat Estela for bringing these stoups to our attention

COORDINATES

UTM: 31T 326158 4670502
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.16736, 0.895427
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 10′ 2.5″ N, 0° 53′ 43.54″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone

REFERENCES

  • Gran Geografia Comarcal de Catalunya, Barcelona: Fundaciò Enciclopèdia Catalana, 1982-1985, vol. 12: 156-158