Burgal
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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Montserrat Estela, 2004
Image Source: Montserrat Estela [www.romanicat.net]
Copyright Instructions: Image and Permission received (e-mail of 21 July 2004)
INFORMATION
Font ID: 09880BUR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th - 17th century
Church / Chapel Name: Monestir benedictí de Sant Pere de Burgal [in ruins]
Font Location in Church: In the ruins of the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Peter
Church Address: 25597, Lérida / Lleida, Spain
Site Location: Lérida / Lleida, Cataluña / Catalunya, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (E) the C-13, in the municipality of La Guingueta d'Àneu, about 30 km N of Sort
Historical Region: Pallars Sobirà
Additional Comments: abandoned font: found buried in the ruins of the temple
Font Notes:
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Baptismal font found in the ruins of the church of this old monastery. The font, very weathered and damaged, appears to consist of a rounded basin raised on a base made of blocks cemented together. The local Catalan government, responsible for the protection of the site, has posted a sign that dates the font tentatively to the 16th or 17th century and informs that it was found during the archaeological excavations of the site. [cf. Index entry for Barcelona No. 6, for an earlier font [pica d'oli?] believed to be from this church and now kept in the MNAC in Barcelona]
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Montserrat Estela, of Baercelona, Spain, for the information on and the photograph of this font
COORDINATES
UTM: 31T 349754 4712468
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.55, 1,17
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 33′ 0″ N, 1° 10′ 12″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round