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INFORMATION
Font ID: 04958PON
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 11th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia [ermita] de Santo Tomás de las Ollas [aka Santo Tomas de Entrambasaguas]
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Thomas
Church Notes: 10thC church
Church Address: Pl. Campín, 8, 24416 Santo Tomás de las Ollas, León, Spain -- Tel.: +34 987 42 42 36
Site Location: León, Castilla y León, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the N-6, in the heart of the Bierzo region, about 110 kms E of the city of León
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de León
Historical Region: El Bierzo
Font Notes:
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A large and crude granit hemispheric basin said to date approximately to the time of the church itself (10-11th century); it is totally plain and it stands on a short cylindrical pedestal base.
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Dr. Brian Catlos for his information on this font
COORDINATES
UTM: 29T 698718 4714213
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.554762, -6.579459
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 33′ 17.14″ N, 6° 34′ 46.05″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, granite
Number of Pieces: two?
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Diameter (includes rim): 100 cm* (approx.)
Font Height (less Plinth): 120 cm* (approx.)
Notes on Measurements: * Brian Catlos