Fuente del Maestre
INFORMATION
Font ID: 04831FUE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century, Gothic
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria de Fuente del Maestre
Font Location in Church: Inside
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Address: C. Sta. María, 6, 06360 Fuente del Maestre, Badajoz, Spain --Tel.: +34 924 53 03 57
Site Location: Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located at the confluence of the EX-360, BA-071, 14 km N of Zafra, 68 kmSE of Badajoz city
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocesis of Mérida-Badajoz
Font Notes:
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Described in Mélida (1925) as a stone baptismal font in the Gothic style, ornamented with panels and mouldings (?) ["facetada y moldurada"].
COORDINATES
UTM: 29S 722282 4267581
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 38.528889, -6.45
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 38° 31′ 44″ N, 6° 27′ 0″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Diameter (includes rim): 123 cm
Notes on Measurements: a/p Mélida (1925, v. 2, p. 250)
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. 250