Fregenal de la Sierra

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 04829FRE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century, Gothic
Workshop/Group/Artisan: heraldic font
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de Santa Ana
Font Location in Church: Inside
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Anne
Church Address: Pl. Llano Sta. Ana, 32, 06340 Fregenal de la Sierra, Badajoz, Spain
Site Location: Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the N-435-XEX-201 crossroads, in the S of the province, near the border with the province of Seville
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocesis of Mérida-Badajoz
Font Notes:
Described in Mélida (1925) as a 16th-century baptismal font in granite; the basin is hemispheric, ornamented with a ribbed pattern on which there are four shields bearing: a cross, a tree, a flower and a trident. The first recorded baptism in this church appears is dated 1550.

COORDINATES

UTM: 29S 705870 4226917
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 38.166667, -6.65
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 38° 10′ 0″ N, 6° 39′ 0″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, granite
Font Shape: hemispheric
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Diameter (includes rim): 113 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 102 cm
Notes on Measurements: a/p Mélida (1925)

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. 230-231