Villalaco

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 02177VIL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de Santa Eufemia
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, near the altar, S side (orig. in a chapel of the S side)
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Euphemia
Church Address: C. la Iglesia, 19, 34261 Villalaco, Palencia, Spain
Site Location: Palencia, Castilla y León, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located on the P-413, about 20 km SE of Fromista
Font Notes:
Described in Bilbao (1996) and in García Guinea (1998): baptismal font of the Romanesque period; the basin is ribbed inside and out; both parts of the base are round. Noted and illustrated in Martín Jiménez (2008). The basin has very broad ribs and a short round stem; the plinth on which it is raised appears modern.

COORDINATES

Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.155256, -4.258648
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 9′ 18,92″ N, 4° 15′ 31,13″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, type unknown
Number of Pieces: three
Font Shape: round, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

  • Bilbao López, Garbiñe, Iconografía de las pilas bautismales del románico castellano: Burgos y Palencia, Burgos: Editorial La Olmeda, S.L., 1996, p. 38, 308
  • 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. 69