Bainas / Baíñas

Image copyright © José Antonio Gil Martínez, 2010
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view of church exterior - corbel
view of church exterior - north portal
Scene Description: probably from the original monastery church here; now blocked
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © José Antonio Gil Martínez, 2010
Image Source: digital photograph taken 23 July 2010 by José Antonio Gil Martínez [www.flickr.com/photos/freecat/5146497888/] [accessed 15 September 2019]
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view of church exterior - north portal - tympanum
Scene Description: although some have identified it as the Flight from Egypt, it is more likely a crude attempt at St Martin, a popular saint in Galicia
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © José Antonio Gil Martínez, 2010
Image Source: edited detail of a digital photograph taken 23 July 2010 by José Antonio Gil Martínez [www.flickr.com/photos/freecat/5146497888/] [accessed 15 September 2019]
Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-2.0
view of church exterior - northeast view
view of church exterior - south view - detail
view of church exterior - southeast view
INFORMATION
FontID: 22337BAI
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Church/Chapel: Iglesia de San Antolín de Baíñas / Igrexia de Santo Antoíño de Baíñas [formerly a monastery, later priory, now parochial church]
Church Patron Saints: St. Antoninus of Pamiers [aka Antoni / Antonin / St. Antolin]
Church Location: Baíñas, 15127 Outeiro, Vimianzo, Coruña, Spain
Country Name: Spain
Location: Coruña, Galicia
Directions to Site: Located off (S) the AC-441, lust W of Outeiro, in the municipality and S of Vimianzo, S of Mazaricos, 35-40 km WNW of Santiago de Compostela, toards de Costa da Morte
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Santiago de Compostela
Historical Region: Terra de Soneira
Century and Period: 13th century (early?), Late Romanesque
Church Notes: present church built 16th-18thC on the site of the early-13thC(?) Benedictine monastery [later, in the late-15thC a priory] church of San Antoíño de Baíñas, of which some details remain [source: www.vimianzo.gal/patrimonio/ficha.php?directorio=1&idioma=es [acc essed 15 September 2019]]
Font Notes:
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[NB: we have no information on the font of the early-13th century monastery (later priory) church here].
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 43.028258, -9.018745
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 43° 1′ 41.73″ N, 9° 1′ 7.48″ W
UTM: 29T 498473 4763953