Espino nr Soria / El Espino / Coballieda / Covaleda / Covallieda

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view of church exterior - northeast view

the present church was built in the early 16thC when the medieval church was demolished
Scene Description: the present church was built in the early 16thC when the medieval church was demolished
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Zarateman, 2014
Image Source: digital photograph taken 19 January 2014 by Zarateman [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Soria_-_Iglesia_de_Nuestra_Señora_del_Espino_3.jpg] [accessed 29 August 2020]
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view of church exterior - south view - detail

the present church was built in the early 16thC when the medieval church was demolished
Scene Description: the present church was built in the early 16thC when the medieval church was demolished
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Luis Rogelio HM, 2011
Image Source: digital photograph taken 26 July 2011 by Luis Rogelio HM [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Soria_Capital_-_185_(33701531912).jpg] [accessed 29 August 2020]
Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-SA-2.0

view of church interior - looking east

the present church was built in the early 16thC when the medieval church was demolished
Scene Description: the present church was built in the early 16thC when the medieval church was demolished
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Dgarcia29, 2010
Image Source: digital photograph June 2010 by Dgarcia29 [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Interiorespinosoria.JPG] [accessed 29 August 2020]
Copyright Instructions: GFDL / CC-BY-SA-3.0

INFORMATION

Font ID: 06830ESP
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Late Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de Nuestra Señora del Espino [originally from the medieval church Nuestra Señora de Covaleda]
Font Location in Church: Inside the later church, in the nave, in front of the S entranceway
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Notes: the earlier church, Nuestra Señora de Covaleda [aka Nuestra Señora de Covallieda] is said to go back to the early days of the re-conquest of Soria, and is documented by 1270; demolished early-16thC; the present church is 16thC, in the "plateresco" style; occupied by Napoleonic troops ca. 1808; damaged by fire 1952; restored thereafter
Church Address: Calle Santiago, 1, El Espino, 42002 Soria, Spain -- Tel.: +34 975 12 08 11
Site Location: Soria, Castilla y León, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: El Espino is now in Soria capital, near theCementerio Municipal; originally it was extramural, just outside the walls, to the SSE of the medieval core
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Osma-Soria
Additional Comments: re-cycled font (originally from the Romanesque church demolished early-16thC)
Font Notes:
Described by Huerta Huerta (2001) as as a baptismal font of the Romanesque period ornamented with a blind arcade of intersecting arches, a common ornamental motif in fonts of this area. Noted in García Gómez (2007) as a Romanesque baptismal font decorated with arches on columns with large capitals.

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 544639 4623480
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 41.7619, -2.463
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 41° 45′ 42.84″ N, 2° 27′ 46.8″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Drainage Notes: no lining

REFERENCES

  • Soria románica: el arte románico en la diócesis de Osma-Soria: catálogo de la exposición, Aguilar de Campoo: Fundación Santa María la Real - CER, 2001, p. 72
  • García Gómez, Francisco José, "Pilas bautismales románicas en la provincia de Soria", 57, 101, Celtiberia, 2007, pp. [315]-358; p. 338