Magallon No. 2 / Magallón
INFORMATION
Font ID: 12377MAG
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: 1768
Font Century and Period/Style: 18th century
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Lorenzo de Magallón
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Lawrence [aka Laurence]
Church Address: C. Castillo, 1Z, 50520 Magallón, Zaragoza, Spain
Site Location: Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the Z-324 [aka Av. Zaragoza], N of the N-122, about 50 km NW of Zaragoza capital
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Tarazona
Additional Comments: disappeared font: the orig font of this church
Font Notes:
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Noted in the Magallon web site [www.magallon.es/turismo/monumentos/sanlorenzo.php] as a round baptismal font made of marble and dated to 1768. [NB: the church was built in the 16th century and inaugurated in the first years of the 17th century, but we have no information of the earlier font of this church]. [cf. Index entry for Magallon No. 1 for another 18th-century font also in this church]
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 627810 4632504
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 41.834122, -1.460745
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 41° 50′ 2.84″ N, 1° 27′ 38.68″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, marble
Font Shape: round
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Diameter (includes rim): 105 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * [www.magallon.es/turismo/monumentos/sanlorenzo.php]