Breda No. 2 / Breda-La Selva

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view of church exterior - southeast view - detail

the former church, now serving as town hall and museum
Scene Description: the former church, now serving as town hall and museum
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Alberto-g-rovi, 2013
Image Source: digital photograph June 2013 by Alberto-g-rovi
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view of church interior - apse - ceiling - painting - detail

"Pinturas románicas en el ábside de Santa María de Breda."
Scene Description: "Pinturas románicas en el ábside de Santa María de Breda."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © David Ebro, 2016
Image Source: digital photograph 11 September 2016 by David Ebro
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view of church exterior in context - west view

the former church, now serving as town hall and museum
Scene Description: the former church, now serving as town hall and museum
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Alberto-g-rovi, 2013
Image Source: digital photograph June 2013 by Alberto-g-rovi
Copyright Instructions: GFDL

INFORMATION

Font ID: 26286QIT
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Font Century and Period/Style: 10th - 11th century (?), Romanesque?
Church / Chapel Name: Antigua Iglesia de Santa María de Breda [deconsecrated]
Font Location in Church: disappeared?
Church Wikidata: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iglesia_de_Santa_María_(Breda)
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary
Church Notes: late-9th / early-1thC church documented 1038 as property of the nearby San Salvador, with which it shared parochial duties; the former church now houses the town hall and museum
Church Address: Pça. de l'Església, 0, 17400 Breda, Girona, Spain -- Tel.: +34 972 87 01 88
Site Location: Gerona / Girona, Cataluña / Catalunya, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the GI-552, N of the C-35 and Hwy E-15, about 30 km NE of Mataro
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Gerona
Historical Region: Comarca de La Selva
Additional Comments: disappeared font? (the one from the medieval church here)
Town/City Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breda,_Spain
Font Notes:
The entry for Breda in the Enciclopedia del románico [https://www.romanicodigital.com/sites/default/files/pdfs/files/BREDA.pdf] [accessed 8 April 2026] mentions no font or stoup in it. [NB: we have no information on the font of the medieval church here].

COORDINATES

UTM: 31T 463216 4621968
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 41.748681, 2.55758
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 41° 44′ 55.25″ N, 2° 33′ 27.29″ E