Fornelos de Montes
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view of church exterior in context - northwest view
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view of church exterior - west façade
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 19240FOR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century, Romanesque
Cognate Fonts: the font at Alcobaça No. 1?
Church / Chapel Name: Igrexa parroquial de San Lourenzo de Fornelos
Font Location in Church: [cf. FonrNotes]
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Lawrence [aka Laurence]
Church Notes: the present church is said to date from the 16thC
Church Address: Praza da Igrexa s/n, 36847 Fornelos de Montes, Pontevedra, Spain -- Tel.: 986 76 84 44
Site Location: Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the PO-250, 30 km ESE of Pontevedra capital
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocesis de Tui-Vigo
Additional Comments: disappeared font? [cf. FontNotes]
Font Notes:
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In his description of the Romanesque baptismal font at Alcobaça, Real (1983) writes: "Pela sua decoração, esta pia é do tipo da de Fornelos de Montes, no sul da Galiza". [NB: we have no information on the medieval font at Fornelos].
COORDINATES
UTM: 29T 545100 4687703
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.340278, -8.4525
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 20' 25.33" N, 8° 27' 10.16" W
REFERENCES
- Real, Manuel Luís, "Perspectivas da Flora românica da "escola" Lisbonense. A propósito dos dois capitéis desconhecidos de Sintra, no Museu do Carmo", I-ii, Sintria, 1983, pp. 529-560.