Ribadavia No. 3

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INFORMATION
FontID: 22465RIB
Church/Chapel: Iglesia Parroquial de San Juan / Igrexa de San Xoán
Church Patron Saints: St. John
Church Location: Plaza San Juan / Praza San Xoán, 4, 32400 Ribadavia, Orense, Spain
Country Name: Spain
Location: Orense / Ourense, Galicia
Directions to Site: Located off the OU-801, E of the N-120, on the W bank of the Avia river, about 25 km WSW of Orense capital
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Orense
Historical Region: Comarca del Ribeiro
Century and Period: 12th century (late?), Late Romanesque
Church Notes: late-12thC church belonging to the Knights of St John / Hospitalers; the oldest in town, according to Arteguias [www.arteguias.com/orense/ribadavia.htm] [accessed 10 December 2019]
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
[NB: we have no information on the font of the 12th-century church here]
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal:
42.288214,
-8.143122
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS:
42° 17′ 17.57″ N,
8° 8′ 35.24″ W
UTM: 29T 570644 4682133