Monastil / El Monastil

INFORMATION

FontID: 10203MON
Church/Chapel: Early Christian church?
Country Name: Spain
Location: Alicante, Comunidad Valenciana / Comunitat Valenciana
Directions to Site: Located near Elda
Century and Period: 4th century (?), Early Christian
Poveda Navarro (2003: 113ff) reports on the Roman civitas known as El Monastil, near Elda, Alicante province: a possible baptismal tank ["piscina bautismal rupestre"] of pentagonal shape, located towards the S wall of the later building, into which it may have been incorporated; at a later date a quadrangular object appears to have been used as a baptismal or holy-water receptacle.

REFERENCES

Poveda Navarro, Antonio M., "La iglesia paleocristiana de "El Monastil" (Elda, Alicante) en la provincia Carthaginense (Hispania)", IX, May 2003, Hortius artium medievalium, 2003, pp. 113-126; r["References"]