Allariz No. 4 / Villa Alaricii

INFORMATION

FontID: 21712ALL

Object Type: Baptismal Font1?

Church/Chapel: Monasterio de Santa Clara

Church Patron Saints: St. Claire of Assissi

Church Location: 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

Century and Period: 13th century, Gothic

Church Notes: monastery founded 1268 (?) 1282 (?); the original church was totally destroyed in a fire in 1757; present church is 1759

Font Notes: Click to view

[NB: the present monastery church is Baroque, built in 1759; we have no information on the font of the 13th monastery church here, but, if it still existed in 1757, it was probably destroyed in the fire that year].

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 42º 11' 20.0" N, 7º 47' 53.9" W