Ribatajada

INFORMATION

Font ID: 04987RIB
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Juan Bautista de Ribatajada
Font Location in Church: Inside, by the entranceway
Church Patron Saint(s): St. John the Baptist
Church Address: 16145 Ribatajada, Cuenca, Spain -- Tel.: +34 969 28 55 79
Site Location: Cuenca, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the CM-2105, on the S banks of the Rio Trabaque, 37 km N of Cuenca capital
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Cuenca
Additional Comments: disused font
Font Notes:
Described in Nieto Taberné (2001) as a plain Romanesque font of red limestone and crude manufacture. The Enciclopedia del románico en Castilla-La Mancha: Cuenca (2009) reports the old font is now disused; the basin is located by the main entranceway serving as a planter; the base is kept separately. The modern font, with a hemispherical basin decorated with a patterned band all around, is located at the east end of the nave, south side, near the altar.

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 570062 4465564
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 40.337681, -2.175147
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 40° 20′ 15.65″ N, 2° 10′ 30.53″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, limestone (red)
Font Shape: round, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Rim Thickness: 9 cm [calculated]
Diameter (inside rim): 75 cm*
Diameter (includes rim): 93 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * [Enciclopedia del románico en Castilla-La Mancha: Cuenca (2009)]

REFERENCES

  • Fundación Santa María la Real, Enciclopedia del románico en Castilla-La Mancha: Cuenca, Aguilar de Campoo: Fundación Santa María la Real, Centro de Estudios del Románico, 2009, p. 277
  • Nieto Taberné, Tomás, El Románico en Cuenca, León: Ediciones Lancia, 2001, p. 36