Fornelos de Montes
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view of church exterior - west façade
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view of church exterior in context - northwest view
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INFORMATION
FontID: 19240FOR
Church/Chapel: Igrexa parroquial de San Lourenzo de Fornelos
Church Patron Saints: St. Lawrence [aka Laurence]
Church Location: Praza da Igrexa s/n, 36847 Fornelos de Montes, Pontevedra -- Tel.: 986 76 84 44
Country Name: Spain
Location: Pontevedra, Galicia
Directions to Site: Located off the PO-251, 30 km ESE of Pontevedra capital
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Pontevedra
Century and Period: 12th century, Romanesque
Cognate Fonts: the font at Alcobaça No. 1?
Church Notes: the present church is said to date from the 16thC
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
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
Church 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.