Merida No. 6 / Emerita Augusta / Mérida

INFORMATION

FontID: 21277MER
Church/Chapel: [cf. FontNotes]
Country Name: Spain
Location: Badajoz, Extremadura
Directions to Site: [cf. FontNotes]
Century and Period: 2nd - 5th century, Hispano-Roman? / Early Christian?
Khatchatrian (1982) includes "une maison d'habitation romaine" that would have been used for the liturgy by early Christians, with a well [puits] and a rectangular basin [cuve] 1.33 x 0.80 cm. Khatchatrian (ibid.) gives references to Mélida (1917) and Cabrol (1933). [NB: not clear whether this is the site known as Casa Herrera, just outside of Mérida, or not, especially since Khatchatrian does not have an entry for Casa Herrera] [cf. Index entry for Casa Herrera].

REFERENCES

Khatchatrian, Armen, Origine et typologie des baptistères paléochrétiens, Mulhouse: Centre de Culture Chrétienne, 1982