Cuevas Labradas

INFORMATION

Font ID: 02639CUE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de Cuevas Labradas
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Address: 19392 Cuevas Labradas, Guadalajara, Spain
Site Location: Guadalajara, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (S) the CM-2015, about 20 km W of Molina de Aragon.
Historical Region: Señorío de Molina-Alto Tajo
Font Notes:
Described in Ruiz Montejo (1992): a carved baptismal font ornamented with round arches; in the opinion of the authors, it could very well be a later work done by a local hand following the Romanesque style of the area.

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 576655 4517215

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

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

REFERENCES

  • Ruiz Montejo, Inés, Herencia del románico en Guadalajara, Ciudad Real: Servicio de Publicaciones, Junta de Comunidades de Castilla-La Mancha, 1992, p. 402