Allariz No. 3 / Villa Alaricii

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view of church exterior - west portal
view of church exterior - west view
INFORMATION
FontID: 21711ALL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Iglesia de Santo Estevo / Igrexa de Santo Estevo de Allariz
Church Patron Saints: St. Stephen
Church Location: Rúa Santo Estevo, 1, 32660 Allariz, Orense, Spain
Country Name: Spain
Location: Orense / Ourense, Galicia
Directions to Site: Located off (S) the )U-40 - OU-300 crossroads, SSE of Orense capital
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Orense
Historical Region: comarca de Allariz-Maceda
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, NW corner of the nave
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Joost Limburg and to Rafael Garcia Lecue for their photographs of this church and font, and to Mikel Unanue for his help in documenting the font
Church Notes: this church ["ecclesia sancti Stephani"] documented in 1126, 1172, 1185
Font Notes:
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The entry for this church in the Enciclopedia del románico [https://www.romanicodigital.com/sites/default/files/pdfs/files/ourense_Allariz.pdf] [accessed 18 May 2024] reports a Romanesque baptismal font made of granite decorated with a ribbed pattern around the underbowl; it is located in the northwest corner of the nave ["en el ángulo noroeste existe una pila bautismal, formada por una gran copa granítica decorada con gallones verticales excavados que se disponen bajo la banda lisa que forma el labio"].
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 42.19048011384094, -7.799890637397766
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 42º 11' 17.9" N, 7º 48' 06.9" W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, granite
Font Shape: hemispheric (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
REFERENCES
Fundación Santa María la Real, Enciclopedia del románico, Fundación Santa María la Real, 2020+. Accessed: 2024-05-18 00:00:00. URL: www.romanicodigital.com.