Ferreira in Paços de Ferreira No. 2

INFORMATION

Font ID: 17406FER
Object Type: Stoup?
Font Century and Period/Style: 15th - 16th century, Late Gothic? / Manueline?
Workshop/Group/Artisan: heraldic font
Church / Chapel Name: Igreja [Mosteiro] de São Pedro de Ferreira
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the W end, S side
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Peter
Church Address: Rua do Cruzeiro 124, Ferreira, Portugal -- Tel.: +351 255 810 706
Site Location: Porto, Norte, Portugal, Europe
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 Notes:
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

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

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal