Póvoa do Mileu
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view of church exterior - west view
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view of church exterior - southwest view
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Alexa Pinto, 2011
Image Source: digital photograph taken 12 September 2011 by Alexa Pinto [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Capela_do_Mileu.jpg] [accessed 12 October 2017]
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 21519GUA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Transitional
Church / Chapel Name: Capela de Nossa Senhora do Mileu / Santuário de Nossa Senhora do Mileu
Font Location in Church: [disappeared]
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Notes: although the present church dates to the Transitional period [late-Romanesque or early-Gothic] the entry in SIPA [IPA.00001366] notes the very early origins of this church: "este templo teria raízes mais antigas, provavelmente visigóticas, surgindo sobre estruturas de uma villa romana, que se encontra anexa e parcialmente escavada".
Church Address: Póvoa do Mileu - Guarda, Portugal
Site Location: Guarda, Centro, Portugal, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (SW) the A23-A25 crossroads, in the NE outskirts of Guarda, ESE of Viseu
Additional Comments: disappeared font? (the one from the medieval church here)
COORDINATES
UTM: 29T 647577 4489556
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 40.543622, -7.257256
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 40° 32′ 37.04″ N, 7° 15′ 26.12″ W