São Martinho No. 2 in Covilha / Covilhã
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view of basin - interior
view of basin
INFORMATION
Font ID: 20626COV
Object Type: Baptismal Font2, fragment
Church / Chapel Name: Capela de São Martinho [formerly sede da paróquia de São Martinho]
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Martin of Tours
Church Address: rua Marquês de Ávila e Bolama, São Martinho, 6200 Covilhã, Portugal
Site Location: Castelo Branco, Centro, Portugal, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the ER339, in the municipality and 3 km W of Covilhã, about 50 km SE of Viseu
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese da Guarda
Historical Region: Beira Baixa
Additional Comments: disused font / fragment of font
Font Notes:
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A much damaged stone basin of roughly hemispherical shape, now inside the Capela de São Martinho, but probably from one of the disappeared 'freguesias' nearby (São Vicente, São João do Monte, etc.); the basin has a drain hole.
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Joost Limburg, of www.romanicoportugal.org, for his photograph of this church and font
COORDINATES
UTM: 29T 625232 4459568
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 40.277222, -7.526944
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 40° 16′ 38″ N, 7° 31′ 37″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: hemispheric
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage System: centre hole in basin
Drainage Notes: no lining