Villamuriel de Cerrato

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 02179VIL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de Santa María la Mayor
Font Location in Church: Outside the church, in the garden ["Parque de la iglesia"[=churchyard?]
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Address: C. Mayor, 64, 34190 Villamuriel de Cerrato, Palencia, Spain
Site Location: Palencia, Castilla y León, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located in the Valle de Cerrato, in the S of the province
Font Notes:
Described in Bilbao (1996) and in García Guinea (1998). Baptismal font of the Romanesque period; the hexagonal basin is ornamented with large ribs; there is no base. Noted and illustrated in Martín Jiménez (2008). [NB: the font is actually not hexagonal, but hexafoiled in shape, both inside and out, an uncommon design for the area and period -- a photograph in Martín Jiménez (2008) shows it in the garden, outside the church, exposed to the elements]

COORDINATES

Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 41.9478, -4.51528
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 41° 56′ 52″N, 4° 30′ 55″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, type unknown
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: hexafoil
Basin Interior Shape: hexafoil
Basin Exterior Shape: hexafoil
Diameter (includes rim): 85 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 85 cm
Notes on Measurements: Bilbao (1996: 308) 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, 56, 264, 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. 61