Allariz No. 3 / Villa Alaricii
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view of church exterior - apse - corbel
view of church exterior - west portal
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © José Antonio Gil Martínez, 2007
Image Source: digital photograph taken 2 June 2007 by José Antonio Gil Martínez [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Iglesia_de_Santo_Estevo_de_Allariz_(534742793).jpg] [accessed 2 May 2018]
Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-2.0
view of church exterior - west view
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Iago Pillado, 2009
Image Source: digital photograph taken 9 April 2009 by Iago Pillado [https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ficheiro:Facade_of_Saint_Stephen_church_in_Allariz,_Ourense,_Galicia_(Spain).jpg] [accessed 3 May 2018]
Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-SA-3.0
INFORMATION
Font ID: 21711ALL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia de Santo Estevo / Igrexa de Santo Estevo de Allariz
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, NW corner of the nave
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Stephen
Church Notes: this church ["ecclesia sancti Stephani"] documented in 1126, 1172, 1185
Church Address: Rúa Santo Estevo, 1, 32660 Allariz, Orense, Spain
Site Location: Orense / Ourense, Galicia, Spain, Europe
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 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"].
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
COORDINATES
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.19048011384094, -7.799890637397766
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+. URL: www.romanicodigital.com.