Puebla del Prior
INFORMATION
Font ID: 04845PUE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th century, Classical
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial [antigua prioral] de San Esteban Protomártir
Font Location in Church: Inside
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Stephen
Church Notes: 16thC priory church
Church Address: Pl. España, 06229 Puebla del Prior, Badajoz, Spain
Site Location: Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the EX-342, 8-9 km E of Villafranca de los Barros, about 80 km ESE of Badajoz city
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Mérida-Badajoz
Historical Region: Comarca Tierra de Barros
Font Notes:
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Described in Mélida (1925) as a marble baptismal font in the Classical style, a hemispherical basin raised on a baluster pedestal.
COORDINATES
UTM: 29S 744206 4272787
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 39.57, -6.196944
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 38° 34′ 12″ N, 6° 11′ 49″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, marble
Number of Pieces: two?
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
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. 302