Ribadulla No. 1 / San Mamede de Ribadulla

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angel - demi-figure - 2 - holding shield - coat of arms or emblem - unidentified

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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © José Antonio Gil Martínez, 2010

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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © José Antonio Gil Martínez, 2010

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view of church exterior - northeast view

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view of church exterior - northwest view

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view of church exterior - southwest view

Scene Description: Source caption: "Iglesia románica de planta de nave única y ábside rectangular. La fachada es moderna, así como la sacristía adosada al muro sur de la cabecera."

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view of church interior - nave - looking east

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © José Antonio Gil Martínez, 2010

Image Source: digital photograph taken 27 March 2010 by José Antonio Gil Martínez [www.flickr.com/photos/freecat/4540720427/in/photostream/] [accessed 7 April 2015]

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INFORMATION

FontID: 19808RIB
Church/Chapel: Igrexa de San Mamede de Ribadulla
Church Patron Saints: St. Mammes of Cesarea [aka Mamas, Mammas, Mammet]
Church Location: San Mamede de Ribadulla, 15809 Vedra - A Coruña, Spain
Country Name: Spain
Location: Coruña, Galicia
Directions to Site: Located 13 km E of Santiago de Compostela
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de La Coruña
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 15th - 16th century, Late Medieval
Church Notes: original church late-12thC
Baptismal font of coarse granite; the roughly hemispherical basin has a protuberant pair of demi-figue angels holding a shield charged with a coat of arms [unidentified]; around the upper side above this sculpture is a running inscription that goes all around the basin, and continues on a second line to the side of the angels [NB: full text not available, but a part of it appears to be "STIAGO", probably an abbreviation of "Santiago". There is no font cover present but the basin retains a metal staple from an old cover anchor.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, granite
Font Shape: hemispheric
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage Notes: no lining

INSCRIPTION

Inscription Notes: [cf. FontNotes]
Inscription Text: "[...]STIAGO[...]"

LID INFORMATION

Notes: [cf. FontNotes]