Santa Coloma de Farners No. 1

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Image copyright © Josep Maria Viñolas Esteva, 2017

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view of church exterior in context - tower - detail

Scene Description: Source caption: "Església parroquial de Santa Coloma (Santa Coloma de Farners)"
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Josep Maria Viñolas Esteva, 2017
Image Source: digital photograph 4 September 2017 by Josep Maria Viñolas Esteva [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Campanar_de_Santa_Coloma_de_Farners.jpg] [accessed 9 October 2021]
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view of church exterior - northwest end

Scene Description: Source caption: "Esglèsia de Santa Coloma de Farners, a La Selva (Catalunya)."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Friviere, 2006
Image Source: edited detail of a digital photograph 10 April 2006 by Friviere [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Catalonia_SantaColomaDeFarners_Esglesia.jpg] [accessed 9 October 2021]
Copyright Instructions: GFDL / CC-BY-3.0

INFORMATION

Font ID: 23476COL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Font Century and Period/Style: 14th century, Gothic
Church / Chapel Name: Església Parroquial de Santa Coloma de Farners
Font Location in Church: [cf. FontNotes]
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Columba of Spain
Church Notes: a church here is documented in 898; destroyed in the Magyar invasion of 942; re-built 950; present church 14thC
Church Address: Plaça Farners, 17430 Santa Coloma de Farners, Gerona, Spain
Site Location: Gerona / Girona, Cataluña / Catalunya, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off local road C-152, W of the C-63, about 20 km SW of Gerona/Girona capital
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Gerona
Historical Region: Comarca de la Selva
Additional Comments: disappeared / destroyed font? (the one from the ca. 900 church here destroyed in 942?)
Font Notes:
[NB: we have no iformation on the font of this 14thC church]

COORDINATES

UTM: 31T 471998 4634689
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 41.863614, 2.662606
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 41° 51′ 49.01″ N, 2° 39′ 45.38″ E