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 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)
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
INFORMATION
Font ID: 25008POL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Font Date: n.d.
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th - 14th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Chiesa Matrice Santa Maria Assunta, Polignano a Mare
Font Location in Church: [disappeared]
Church Patron Saint(s): The Assumption of St. Mary
Church Address: Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II, 21, 70044 Polignano a mare BA, Italy
Site Location: Bari, Puglia, Italy, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (N) the E55, on the coast, about 40 km SE of Bari
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocesi di Bari
Additional Comments: disappeared font (the one from the ca. 1300 church 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 church here)
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are gratefult to Michael Attridge for his photograph of the modern font here
COORDINATES
UTM: 33T 686611 4540714
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 40.996273, 17.218671
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 40° 59′ 46.58″ N, 17° 13′ 7.22″ E