Olea de Boedo

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Source caption: "Baptismal fonts [sic] of the Church of Saint John the Baptist in Olea de Boedo (Palencia, Castile and León)."
Scene Description: Source caption: "Baptismal fonts [sic] of the Church of Saint John the Baptist in Olea de Boedo (Palencia, Castile and León)."
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Image Source: digital photograoh 31 August 2010 by Valdavia [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Olea_de_Boedo_Church_of_Saint_John_the_Baptist_003.JPG?uselang=es] [accessed 29 February 2025]
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design element - architectural - arcade - blind - round arches

a freeze of small arches.all around -- note that one of them has a torsade column, while the rest of the columns are plain
Scene Description: a freeze of small arches.all around -- note that one of them has a torsade column, while the rest of the columns are plain
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Valdavia, 2010
Image Source: edited detail of a digital photograoh 31 August 2010 by Valdavia [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Olea_de_Boedo_Church_of_Saint_John_the_Baptist_003.JPG?uselang=es] [accessed 29 February 2025]
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view of church exterior - south portal

Source caption: "Church of Saint John the Baptist in Olea de Boedo (Palencia, Castile and León)."
Scene Description: Source caption: "Church of Saint John the Baptist in Olea de Boedo (Palencia, Castile and León)."
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Image Source: digital photograoh 31 August 2010 by Valdavia [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Olea_de_Boedo_Church_of_Saint_John_the_Baptist_003.JPG?uselang=es] [accessed 29 February 2025]
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view of church exterior - south view

Source caption: "Church of Saint John the Baptist in Olea de Boedo (Palencia, Castile and León)."
Scene Description: Source caption: "Church of Saint John the Baptist in Olea de Boedo (Palencia, Castile and León)."
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Image Source: digital photograoh 31 August 2010 by Valdavia [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Olea_de_Boedo_Church_of_Saint_John_the_Baptist_001.JPG?uselang=es] [accessed 29 February 2025]
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view of church interior - looking east

Source caption: "Church of Saint John the Baptist in Olea de Boedo (Palencia, Castile and León)."
Scene Description: Source caption: "Church of Saint John the Baptist in Olea de Boedo (Palencia, Castile and León)."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Valdavia, 2010
Image Source: digital photograoh 31 August 2010 by Valdavia [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Olea_de_Boedo_Church_of_Saint_John_the_Baptist_004.JPG?uselang=es] [accessed 29 February 2025]
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INFORMATION

Font ID: 02150OLE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Juan Bautista
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the W end, N side
Church Patron Saint(s): St. John the Baptist
Church Address: Lugar Diseminados, 4, 34407 Olea de Boedo, Palencia, Spain
Site Location: Palencia, Castilla y León, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located W of the N-611, near La Vid de Ojeda
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Palencia
Font Notes:
Described in Bilbao (1996) and in García Guinea (1998): baptismal font of the Romanesque period; the basin is decorated with a frieze of small arches; it is raised on a round plinth. Noted in Martín Jiménez (2008).

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, type unknown
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: round
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Diameter (includes rim): 109 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 85 cm
Notes on Measurements: Bilbao (1996: 304) and García Guinea (1998: 387)

REFERENCES

  • Bilbao López, Garbiñe, Iconografía de las pilas bautismales del románico castellano: Burgos y Palencia, Burgos: Editorial La Olmeda, S.L., 1996, p. 304
  • García Guinea, Miguel Angel, Románico en Palencia: guía, Palencia: Excma. Diputación de Palencia, Dpto. de Cultura, 1998, p. 387
  • Martín Jiménez, Carlos A., Las mejores rutas por el románico de Palencia, Trobajo del Camino, León: EDILESA, 2008, p. 122