Serzedelo No. 2 / Cerzedelo

INFORMATION

Font ID: 23196SER
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 15th - 16th century, Late Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Igreja Paroquial de Santa Cristina de Serzedelo
Font Location in Church: Inside the church [cf. FontNotes]
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Cristina [not known which]
Church Notes: former 11thC(?) Benedictine monastery (female) of the Romanesque period; re-built 14thC and used as parish church; 16thC paintings [listed in SIPA [ref.: IPA.00001921] -- documents in SIPA inform the font moved from its original location of difficult access to the narthex in 1725; visitation of 1726 confirms move carried out; visitation of 1739 demanded cleaning of the font
Church Address: Largo do Mosteiro 7, 4765-497 Serzedelo, Portugal
Site Location: Braga, Norte, Portugal, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the N310, S of the A7, in the municipality and 13 km SW of Guimarães
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese de Braga
Historical Region: Minho province
Font Notes:
The present font is situated in the north corner of the narthex, after it was ordered out of its original location by a visitation in 1725 to allow for proper access to it; it consists of an octagonal basin with a very tall chamfer on a short octagonal pedestal base, all plain. The fitted wooden font cover is octagonal, flat and plain, and appears to be secured and locked to the side of the basin, as it is common in baptismal fonts in this country. Font and plinth appear to made of granite. [cf. BSI entry for Serzedelo No. 1 for an earlier font located outside the church]
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Miguel Sousa and to Joost Limburg for their help documenting this font

COORDINATES

UTM: 29T 552806 4583629
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 41.402467, -8.368264
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 41° 24′ 8.88″ N, 8° 22′ 5.75″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, granite?
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal

LID INFORMATION

Date: modern?
Material: wood
Apparatus: no
Notes: [cf. FontNotes]