Muradelle No. 2 / San Paio de Muradelle

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Results: 3 records

B01: design element - patterns - X-motif - inside a square or saltire

Scene Description: a band
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Baptisteria Sacra Index, 2023
Image Source: BSI - Photographed May 31, 2005

view of stoup

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Baptisteria Sacra Index, 2023
Image Source: BSI - Photographed May 31, 2005

view of stoup in context

INFORMATION

FontID: 10905MUR
Object Type: Stoup
Church/Chapel: Iglesia / Igrexa Parroquial de San Paio
Church Patron Saints: St. Pelagius of Córdoba [aka Paio / Pelayo of Córdoba]
Church Location: San Paio de Muradelle, 27510 Chantada, Lugo, Spain
Country Name: Spain
Location: Lugo, Galicia
Directions to Site: Located off (E) the LU-211 and LU-213 confluence, near Pesqueiras, in the municipaility and not far from Chantada, W of the N540 (Lugo-Orense), about 55-60 km from Lugo capital
Font Location in Church: inside the church, W end, just N of the W door
Century and Period: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Font Notes:
On-site notes: medieval holy-water stoup consisting of a roughly hemispherical basin mounted on a round pedestal base; the upper basin side has a band of X-in-a-square or saltire motif, but it appears to be only on the north and east side, rather than all around; the basin, which is partly cemented into the west wall, and the upper third of the pedestal appear to be one piece, made of orange granite, with the remaining twd thirds another piece of a purple (?) granite [cf. Index entry for Muradelle No. 1 for the baptismal font in this church]

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 42.638299, -7.827533
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 42° 38′ 17.87″ N, 7° 49′ 39.12″ W
UTM: 29T 596125 4721316

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, granite
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: hemispheric (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Rim Thickness: 4.5-5 cm
Diameter (inside rim): 37-38 cm
Diameter (includes rim): 47 cm
Basin Total Height: 49 cm
Height of Central Column: 29 cm [the upper part of the base is one w/basin]
Font Height (less Plinth): 95 cm
Notes on Measurements: on-site