Somballe
INFORMATION
Font ID: 05043SOM
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de Santa Eulalia de Somballe
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Eulalia of Mérida
Church Notes: Baroque church replaced a Romanesque one consecrated 1167
Church Address: C. Somballe, 4, 39490 Somballe, Cantabria, Spain
Site Location: Cantabria, Cantabria, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the CA-718, E of the N-611, 1 km N of Lantueno, in the municipality and 4 km S of Santiurde de Reinosa, WNW of the Embalse del Ebro
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Santander
Historical Region: Santander province
Font Notes:
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Listed in Garcia Guinea (1996: 198) as having a Romanesque baptismal font, without further details. The entry for this church in the Enciclopedia del románico does not mention a font in it.
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 412007 4766008
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 43.041667, -4.080278
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 43° 2′ 30″ N, 4° 4′ 49″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
REFERENCES
- García Guinea, Miguel Angel, El Románico en Cantabria, Santander: Ediciones de Librería Estvdio, 1996, p. 198