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view of church exterior - detail
view of church exterior - west portal - north side - detail
view of church exterior - west portal - south side - detail
view of church exterior - west view
INFORMATION
FontID: 17917BOE
Church/Chapel: Igreja de São Gens
Church Patron Saints: St. Genesius of Arles [aka Genès, Geniès. Gennis, Gennys]
Country Name: Portugal
Location: Porto, Norte
Directions to Site: Located in the municipality of Penafiel
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese fo Porto
Font Location in Church: Outside the church, by the W entrance, left (S) side
Century and Period: , Medieval
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Joost Limburg, of www.romanicoportugal.org, for the information on this church and the photograph of the stoup there
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
The holy-water stoup located outside the church, standing on the south side of the west entrance; it consists of a small octagonal basin, a plain octagonal stem and an octagonal-to-square lower base, all plain. It is monolithic and appears to be made of granite. [NB: the original fabric of the church is said to date from the late-12th century -- BSI local contributor, Joost Limburg, visited the church 10 February 2012 and reported no baptismal font found inside the church -- we have no information on the medieval font here]
COORDINATES
UTM: 29T 565250 4554682
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material:
stone, granite
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal