Celanova No. 1
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view of church exterior
Scene Description: in the context of the apse of the Monastery
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © José Antonio Gil Martínez, 2008
Image Source: digital photograph taken by José Antonio Gil Martínez [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Capela_de_San_Miguel_de_Celanova,_Celanova.jpg] [accessed 31 May 2014]
Copyright Instructions: Reproduced under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license
view of church exterior
Scene Description: above the lintel of the entranceway is a legendo on the foundation of the chapel
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Alvaro, 2014
Image Source: digitsl photograph taken by Alvaro; in [http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/4540/16sanmigueldecelanova01.jpg] [accessed 31 May 2014]
Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-SA-3.0
INFORMATION
FontID: 19241CEL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Church/Chapel: Capilla de San Miguel Arcángel [aka San Miguel de Celanova]
Church Patron Saints: St. Michael
Church Location: Rúa Emilia Pardo Bazán, 12, 32817 Celanova, Orense, Spain -- Phone: +34 988 43 15 96 [Visitas guiadas cada hora, de 10 a 13 y de 16 a 18 (19 en verano)]
Country Name: Spain
Location: Orense / Ourense, Galicia
Directions to Site: Located near Allariz, 25 km from Orense capital [the chapel is located behind the apse of the Monastery]
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Orense
Century and Period: 10th century (mid?), Early Romanesque? / Mozarabic?
Church Notes: the 'capilla' is part of the Monasterio de San Salvador; it was completed in mid-10thC -- for an illustrated essay on this chapel by Carmen Baena Yerón, see www.arquivoltas.com/11-Galicia/01-SMCelanova.htm [accessed 31 May 2014]
Font Notes:
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[NB: we have no information on the original font of this chapel]
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 42.151667, -7.956944
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 42° 9′ 6″ N, 7° 57′ 25″ W
UTM: 29T 586178 4667142