Limes / Limés / Llumés

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 05035LIM
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Cognate Fonts: Other such fonts in the area of Cangas de Narcea: Arbás, Besullo, Castañedo, Cibea, Cibuyo and Naviego.
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de Santa María de Limés
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Address: Camino de Limés, 57, 33817 Limés, Asturias, Spain -- Tel.: +34 985 81 06 40
Site Location: Asturias, Principado de Asturias, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the AS-213, in the municipality and 4 km S of Cangas de Narcea, about 100 km from Oviedo capital
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocesis de Oviedo
Historical Region: Oviedo
Font Notes:
Described in Alvarez Martínez (1999: 265) as one in a group of pedestal fonts with a square lower base, with either hemispherical or conical shaped basins of the 12th-13th century. The ornamentation consists usually of a blind arcade of Romanesque arches. There is no mention of a font in the Enciclopedia del románico entry for this church.

COORDINATES

UTM: 29T 700376 4780556
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 43.151224, -6.535645
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 43° 9′ 4.4″ N, 6° 32′ 8.32″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: pedestal font
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

  • Alvarez Martínez, María Soledad, El románico en Asturias, Gijón: Ediciones Trea, 1999, p. 265