Montiel

INFORMATION

FontID: 02595MON
Church/Chapel: Iglesia Parroquial
Church Patron Saints: St. Stephen? / St. Sebastian?
Church Location: 13326 Montiel, Ciudad Real, Spain
Country Name: Spain
Location: Ciudad Real, Castilla-La Mancha
Directions to Site: Located off the CM-3127, N of Albaladejo
Historical Region: Campo de Montiel
Century and Period: 15th - 16th century, Renaissance
Described in Molina Chamizo (1994): like many of the "new" churches of the Campo de Montiel, the font at the parish of San Esteban dates from the end of the 15th or beginning of the 16th century; the font has stylized ribs below a torus which runs under the rim; the base is very slender and shaped like a vase (description based on ill. in Molina Chamizo, 1994)

COORDINATES

UTM: 30S 511981 4283094

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, type unknown
Font Shape: pedestal font
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

Molina Chamizo, Pilar, Iglesias parroquiales del Campo de Montiel, 1243-1515, Ciudad Real: Diputación de Ciudad Real, Area de Cultura, 1994