Tomar No. 2
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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Loução, 2004
Image Source: B&W photograph reproduced in Loução (2004)
Copyright Instructions: PERMISSION [requested] NOT AVAILABLE -- IMAGE NOT FOR PUBLIC USE
INFORMATION
Font ID: 11058TOM
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Igreja de Nostra Senhora do Olival [aka Santa Maria do Olival / Santa Maria dos Olivais / Nossa Senhora da Assunção]
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): The Assumption of St. Mary the Virgin
Church Notes: mid-12thC Knights Templar church built on the site of former Benedictine monastery; re-built 13thC; much modified since
Church Address: Igreja de Sta Maria, R. Aquiles da Mota Lima, 2300-455 Tomar, Portugal -- Tel.: +351 913 782 285
Site Location: Beira Baixa, Distrito de Santarém, Portugal, Europe
Directions to Site: Located on the N-113, 16 km N of the crossing with the IP6 highway, NE of Santarem
Historical Region: Beira Baixa
Font Notes:
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Church listed and illustrated in the SIPA [http://www.monumentos.gov.pt/site/app_pagesuser/sipa.aspx?id=6537] [accessed 20 June 2025]. Noted in Loução (2004) as an octagonal baptismal font "de origen templária". The object consists of an octagonal basin of stright vertical side, raised on an octagonal pedestal base, also plain, and an octagonal-to-square lower base or plinth; the basin sides appear badly weathered, as if the font had been outside exposed to the elements for a long time.
COORDINATES
UTM: 29S 550857 4383691
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 39.601444, -8.407639
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 39° 36′ 5.2″ N, 8° 24′ 27.5″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Number of Pieces: two?
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
REFERENCES
- Loução, Paulo Alexandre, Os templários na formação de Portugal, Lisboa: Ésquilo, 2004, p. 217