Valdespina

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 02173VAL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Esteban
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in a niche, S side wall
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Stephen
Church Notes: Romanesque church; re-built 14thC; part of the 14thC tower collapsed in 2012
Church Address: Pl. Mayor Vald, 5, 34419 Valdespina, Palencia, Spain
Site Location: Palencia, Castilla y León, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located in the municipality of Amusco, towards the S of the province, just E of the N-611
Font Notes:
Described in Bilbao (1996) and in García Guinea (1998): baptismal font of the Romanesque period; the inside of the basin well is ribbed; the outer sides are decorated with two arcades separated by a band of interlace. Noted in Martín Jiménez (2008) as being of an uncertain date.

COORDINATES

Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.131944, -4.425277
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 7′ 55″ N, 4° 25′ 31″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, type unknown
Font Shape: round
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Diameter (includes rim): 164 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 77 cm
Notes on Measurements: Bilbao (1996: 307) and García Guinea (1998: 399)

REFERENCES

  • Bilbao López, Garbiñe, Iconografía de las pilas bautismales del románico castellano: Burgos y Palencia, Burgos: Editorial La Olmeda, S.L., 1996, p. 38, 307
  • García Guinea, Miguel Angel, Románico en Palencia: guía, Palencia: Excma. Diputación de Palencia, Dpto. de Cultura, 1998, p. 399
  • Martín Jiménez, Carlos A., Las mejores rutas por el románico de Palencia, Trobajo del Camino, León: EDILESA, 2008, p. 95