Sispony
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view of church exterior - south view
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view of stoup
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Jordi Casamaior, 2010
Image Source: digital photograph taken 24 January 2010 by Jordi Casamajor [http://jordicasamajor.nirudia.com/photos/normal/jordicasamajor-20100124210008.jpg [accessed 12 November 2012]
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INFORMATION
FontID: 18230SIS
Object Type: Stoup
Church/Chapel: Església de Sant Joan de Sispony
Church Patron Saints: St. John
Country Name: Andorra
Location: Andorra
Directions to Site: Sispony is located near La Massana, in its municipality [cf. FontNotes]
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Urgel
Font Location in Church: Wall-mounted
Century and Period: Medieval
Font Notes:
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There is a very crude wall-mounted holy-water stoup in the later church, rounded and with a bulge on the right side that has been interpreted as a mask or face [="carota", "cara molt esquemàtica"]. The stoup may have originally belonged to the earlier church here, or be simply a very crude one of the new church. Garcia (2011) notes a medieval church mentioned in a 13th-century document; the church is thought to have been of the 12th century, and located in the Camino de Sant Joan Vell. [NB: we have no information on the fonts of either church here].
COORDINATES
UTM: 31T 378184 4710060
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: hemispheric
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round