Villafranca del Bierzo No. 2
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view of church exterior - west façade
view of stoup
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Image Source: BSI - Photographed 30 May 2005
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view of stoup
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Baptisteria Sacra Index, 2023
Image Source: BSI - Photographed 30 May 2005
Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0
INFORMATION
Font ID: 10901VIL
Object Type: Stoup
Date Visited: 2005-05-30
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque? / Late Romanesque?
Church / Chapel Name: Igleisa Parroquial de Santiago Apóstol
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the nave, S side
Church Patron Saint(s): St. James the Greater [aka James the Great, James the Elder]
Church Address: Calle Camino Santiago, 18, 24500 Villafranca del Bierzo, León, Spain
Site Location: León, Castilla y León, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (E) the A6/NVI, 20-25 km WNW of Ponferrada
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Astorga
Historical Region: El Bierzo
Font Notes:
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On-site notes: holy-water stoup made of granite, perhaps dating to the original fabric of this church, i.e., ca. 1186, or later into the 13th century; the stoup consists of a bucket-shaped basin mounted on a cylindrical pedestal base, both plain. [cf. Index entries for Villafranca del Bierzo... for several objects listed in this town]
COORDINATES
UTM: 29T 679838 4719179
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.604069, -6.807694
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 36′ 14.65″ N, 6° 48′ 27.7″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, granite
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: bucket-shaped, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage System: no drainage system
Rim Thickness: 7.5 cm
Diameter (inside rim): 47 cm
Diameter (includes rim): 62 cm
Basin Depth: 20 cm
Basin Total Height: 36 cm
Height of Central Column: 46 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 82 cm
Notes on Measurements: on-site