Polignano a Mare / Pëghëgnénë
Image copyright © Michael Attridge, 2023
Image and permission received from the author (e-mail of 24 October 2023)
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view of church exterior in context - southwest view
Scene Description: Source caption: 'Polignano a Mare"
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Martin Stiburek, 2012
Image Source: edited detail of digital photograph 19 May 2012 by Martin Stiburek [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Polignano_a_Mare_236.JPG] [accessed 25 October 2023]
Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-SA-4.0
view of font and cover
Scene Description: the modern font in this church
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Michael Attridge, 2023
Image Source: digital photograph October 2023 by Michael Attridge
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received from the author (e-mail of 24 October 2023)
INFORMATION
FontID: 25008POL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Church/Chapel: Chiesa Matrice Santa Maria Assunta, Polignano a Mare
Church Patron Saints: The Assumption of St. Mary
Church Location: Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II, 21, 70044 Polignano a mare BA, Italy
Country Name: Italy
Location: Bari, Puglia
Directions to Site: Located off (N) the E55, on the coast, about 40 km SE of Bari
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocesi di Bari
Date: n.d.
Century and Period: 13th - 14th century, Medieval
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are gratefult to Michael Attridge for his photograph of the modern font here
Font Notes:
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The present font is modern (18th-19th century?) [NB: we have no information on the font of the medieval churc here)
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 40.996273, 17.218671
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 40° 59′ 46.58″ N, 17° 13′ 7.22″ E
UTM: 33T 686611 4540714