Hornachos No. 2 / Fornacis

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 04819HOR
Object Type: Stoup
Object Details: capital
Font Century and Period/Style: 6th - 7th century, Visigothic
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de la Purísima Concepción
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, S side
Church Patron Saint(s): The Immaculate Conception of St. Mary
Church Address: Calle Iglesia, 1A, 06228 Hornachos, Badajoz, Spain -- Tel.: +34 924 53 30 68
Site Location: Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the EX-344 and EX-342 crossroads, about 40-50 km ESE of Almendralejo
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Mérida-Badajoz
Historical Region: Comarca de Tierra de Barros / Baja Extremadura
Additional Comments: recycled stoup: former capital of the Corinthian order ornamented with stylised leaves, the upper part of which has been hollowed out to serve as holy-water stoup
Font Notes:
Described in Mélida (1925) as a former capital of the Corinthian order ornamented with stylised leaves, the upper part of which has been hollowed out to serve as holy-water stoup in the parish church; he suggests that it may have a leftover from an abandoned Visigothic church in this area.

COORDINATES

UTM: 29S 755768 4271465
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 38.554856, -6.064869
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 38° 33′ 17.48″ N, 6° 3′ 53.53″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: capital

REFERENCES

  • Mélida, José Ramón, Catálogo monumental de España: provincia de Badajoz [3 vols.], Madrid: Ministerio de Instrucción Pública y Bellas Artes, 1925, vol. 2, p. 53, 271