Ribera del Fresno / Rivera del Fresno

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 04846RIV
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century(early), Gothic
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de Nuestra Señora de Gracia
Font Location in Church: Inside
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Notes: 13thC church; modified 15th-16thC; re-built 18thC
Church Address: Calle Iglesia, 2, 06225 Ribera del Fresno, Badajoz, Spain -- Tel.: +34 924 53 60 02
Site Location: Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the BA-122-EX-342 crossroads, E of Villafranca de los Barros [antes Almendralejo], about 80 km ESE of Badajoz city
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Mérida-Badajoz
Font Notes:
Described in Mélida (1925) as a baptismal font in the Gothic style, with a polygonal basin bearing pilgrim shell ornamentation.

COORDINATES

UTM: 29S 742610 4268665
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 38.533333, -6.216667
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 38° 32′ 0″ N, 6° 13′ 0″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: polygonal, mounted
Basin Exterior Shape: polygonal

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. 395