Puerta / La Puerta

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 02631PUE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 15th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Miguel
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Michael
Site Location: Guadalajara, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: The hamlet of La Puerta is in the N-E of Guadalajara city, off the C-204, N of the N-320.
Font Notes:
Noted in Ruiz Montejo (1992) as a baptismal font probably of medieval manufacture; its basin is ornamented with ribs topped by round arches. Noted in the Enciclopedia del románico en Castilla-La Mancha: Guadalajara (2009), after Ruiz Montejo.

COORDINATES

Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 2° 35′ 20.55″ W, 2° 35′ 20.55″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

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

REFERENCES

  • Fundación Santa María la Real, Enciclopedia del románico en Castilla-La Mancha: Guadalajara, Aguilar de Campoo: Fundación Santa María la Real, Centro de Estudios del Románico, 2009, vol. 2: 677
  • Ruiz Montejo, Inés, Herencia del románico en Guadalajara, Ciudad Real: Servicio de Publicaciones, Junta de Comunidades de Castilla-La Mancha, 1992, p. 355