Tarrasa No. 3 / Egara / Terrassa

INFORMATION

FontID: 13262TAR
Object Type: Baptismal Font3
Church/Chapel: [cf. FontNotes]
Church Location: Plaça del Rector Homs, 1, 08222 Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain
Country Name: Spain
Location: Barcelona, Cataluña / Catalunya
Font Location in Church: [cf. FontNotes]
Century and Period: 5th century, Early Christian
Font Notes:
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

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 41.561111, 2.008056
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 41° 33′ 40″ N, 2° 0′ 29″ E
UTM: 31T 417287 4601524

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: sunken piscina
Basin Interior Shape: round?

REFERENCES

Martí Bonet, Josep M., El Bisbatd'Egara: breu història, Barcelona: R. Dalmau, 2007