Ferreira in Paços de Ferreira No. 2

INFORMATION

FontID: 17406FER
Church/Chapel: Igreja [Mosteiro] de São Pedro de Ferreira
Church Patron Saints: St. Peter
Church Location: Rua do Cruzeiro 124, Ferreira, Portugal -- Tel.: +351 255 810 706
Country Name: Portugal
Location: Porto, Norte
Directions to Site: Located off (N) the A42, in the municipality and SSE of Paços de Ferreira
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese do Porto
Historical Region: Douro Litoral
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the W end, S side
Century and Period: 15th - 16th century, Late Gothic? / Manueline?
Workshop/Group/Artisan: heraldic font
Holy-water stoup located across the west end of the nave from the baptismal font [cf. Index entry]; said to be in the 'Manuelino' style and bear the arms of D. Diogo de Sousa, Bishop of Porto, Archbishop of Braga. It appears to consist on an octagonal basin with younded tapering sides raised on a pedestal base.

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 41.264823, -8.34349
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 41° 15′ 53.36″ N, 8° 20′ 36.56″ W
UTM: 29T 554992 4568363

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal