Baptism’s Memorial Stone
Author: Unknown
Origin: Unknown
Dating: 17th century
Material: Stone
Dimensions (cm): 55 x 54 x 14
Inv. no.: PD1377
A memorial stone that accompanies the baptismal font, traditionally linked to the baptism of the first Portuguese king – D. Afonso Henriques.
In the inscription one may be read: “NESTA ∙ PIA ∙ FOI ∙ / BAVTIZADO ∙ EL / REY ∙ DOM ∙ AFFÕ / SO HENRIQVES ∙ PE / LO ∙ ARCEBISPº ∙ S ∙ GERALDO ∙ NO AN / NO ∙ DO ∙ SÕR ∙ IIO6” which, in a free translation into English, reads as “King Afonso Henriques was baptized in this font by the Archbishop St. Gerald in the year of our Lord 1106”.
