Alconchel de la Estrella

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 05002ALC
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 14th century, Romanesque
Cognate Fonts: [cf. FontNotes]
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquialde Nuestra Señora de la Estrella
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Address: C. Castillo, 20, 16433 Alconchel de la Estrella, Cuenca, Spain
Site Location: Cuenca, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the CU-V-3232, about 60 km SW of Cuenca capital
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Cuenca
Historical Region: Tierra de Uclés / Mancha Alta
Font Notes:
Described and illustrated in Nieto Taberné (2001: 75) as a unique [in the area] Romanesque baptismal font whose quasi-cylindrical basin has its side ornamented with large circles in which there are pattee crosses, six-point stars and six-petal flowers; the motifs are large enough to occupy almost all the height of the basin side. The Enciclopedia del románico en Castilla-La Mancha: Cuenca (2009) notes the presence of the floral and cross motifs on the fonts at Alconchel de la Estrella, Arandilla del Arroyo, Arcas and Villanueva de los Escuderos.

COORDINATES

UTM: 30S 536520 4396683
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 39.719237, -2.573908
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 39° 43′ 9.25″ N, 2° 34′ 26.07″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, limestone?
Number of Pieces: two?
Font Shape: cylindrical, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

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. 132
  • Nieto Taberné, Tomás, El Románico en Cuenca, León: Ediciones Lancia, 2001, p. 75