Tarrasa No. 3 / Egara / Terrassa
INFORMATION
Font ID: 13262TAR
Object Type: Baptismal Font3
Font Century and Period/Style: 5th century, Early Christian
Church / Chapel Name: [cf. FontNotes]
Font Location in Church: [cf. FontNotes]
Church Address: Plaça del Rector Homs, 1, 08222 Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain
Site Location: Barcelona, Cataluña / Catalunya, Spain, Europe
Font Notes:
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Marti Bonet (2007) reports that a 5th-century baptistery was found in the rectory [="A l'interior de la casa rectoral s'ha trobat un baptisteri"]. The accompanying illustration shows a large alcove-like space with a sunken piscina in the centre.
COORDINATES
UTM: 31T 417287 4601524
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 41.561111, 2.008056
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 41° 33′ 40″ N, 2° 0′ 29″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: sunken font
Basin Interior Shape: round?
REFERENCES
- Martí Bonet, Josep M., El Bisbatd'Egara: breu història, Barcelona: R. Dalmau, 2007, p. 162 (?)