Almendral No. 1

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 04822ALM
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th - 17th century, Renaissance
Workshop/Group/Artisan: heraldic font
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Pedro Apóstol y Santa María Magdalena
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Peter & St. Mary Magdalene
Church Notes: 16thC church
Church Address: Pl. España, 3D, 06171 Almendral, Badajoz, Spain
Site Location: Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located in the partido judicial de Olivenza , 32 km SSE of Badajoz [city]
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocesis of Mérida-Badajoz
Font Notes:
Described in Mélida (1925) as a stone baptismal font with a hemispheric basin ornamented with ribbed pattern, a blind arcade and a coat of arms with St. Peter's keys.

COORDINATES

UTM: 29S 689724 4276208
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 38.614117, -6.820889
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 38° 36′ 50.82″ N, 6° 49′ 15.2″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: hemispheric
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

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. 154-155