Fordongianus No. 2 / Fordongiani

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view of church exterior in context
![the ruins of the 7thC Byzantine church are excavated at the foot of the Romanesque building [cf. FontNotes]](/static-50478a99ec6f36a15d6234548c59f63da52304e5/compressed/1151117029_compressed.png)
Scene Description: the ruins of the 7thC Byzantine church are excavated at the foot of the Romanesque building [cf. FontNotes]
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Gianni Careddu, 2014
Image Source: digital photograph taken 2 December 2014 by Gianni Careddu [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fordongianus_-_Chiesa_di_San_Lussorio_(31).JPG] [accessed 17 November 2015]
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INFORMATION
FontID: 20131FOR
Church/Chapel: [Byzantine 7thC church]
Church Patron Saints: St. Luxorius [aka Lussorio, Luxurius. Rossore]
Church Location: 09083 Fordongianus (OS), Italy
Country Name: Italy
Location: Oristano, Sardegna
Directions to Site: Located 25 km NE of Oristano, 90 km NW of Cagliari
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocesi di Santa Giusta [formerly Diocesi di Fordongianus]
Century and Period: 7th century(mid?), Byzantine
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
The web site Sardegna Cultura [ww.sardegnacultura.it/j/v/253?s=17880&v=2&c=2488&c1=2125&t=1] [accessed 17 November 2015] mentions a baptismal font likely from the mid-7th century baptistery of a Byzantine church here ["Nella prima metà del VII secolo, l'impianto cadde in rovina e, nella fase di ristrutturazione, venne edificata una nuova aula di culto, a cui sarebbe pertinente anche una vasca battesimale, attribuibile forse ad un piccolo battistero. È possibile scorgere ancora sotto il pavimento della chiesa romanica i resti di questo edificio bizantino."]
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal:
39.989758,
8.798112
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS:
39° 59′ 23.13″ N,
8° 47′ 53.2″ E
UTM: 32T 482764 442664