Pequeña pila de agua bendita - Iglesia de la Asunción, Albaida, Valencia, España
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N 38° 50.533 W 000° 31.183
30S E 715262 N 4302190
Pequeña pila esquinera de agua bendita.
Waymark Code: WM18G9X
Location: Comunidad Valenciana, Spain
Date Posted: 07/30/2023
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member GeoRams
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A la entrada, a mano derecha, encontramos una pequeña pila de agua bendita realizada en granito, pasa desapercibida excepto para los fieles que saben que siempre hay una pila a la entrada de una iglesia.

"Iglesia arciprestal de la Asunción de la Mare de Déu de Albaida.

Es un gran templo gótico construido entre 1592 y 1621, aunque restaurado con posterioridad.
Tienen un alto campanario que primero fue torre vigía, a la que se le añadió el remate con el reloj y lugar para las campanas.

Tiene una sola nave y capillas, y dos portadas renacentistas.
Dentro hay óleos de Segrelles, una pila bautismal de marmol del siglo XVIII, relicarios y valiosas esculturas".

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At the entrance, on the right hand side, we find a small holy water font made of granite, it goes unnoticed except by the faithful who know that there is always a font at the entrance of a church.

"Arciprestal Church of the Asunción de la Mare de Déu de Albaida.

It is a large Gothic temple built between 1592 and 1621, although it was later restored.
They have a tall bell tower that was first a watchtower, to which the top with the clock and place for the bells was added.

It has a single nave and chapels, and two Renaissance portals.
Inside there are oil paintings by Segrelles, a marble baptismal font from the 18th century, reliquaries and valuable sculptures".

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