Castillo de la Raya / Monteagudo de las Vicarias / Monteagudo de las Vicarías / Pozuel de Ariza
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 06844RAY
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 14th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción de Pozuel de Ariza
Font Location in Church: The font is now located in nearby Pozuel de Ariza, in its parish church, in the centre of the nave, opposite the S door
Church Patron Saint(s): The Assumption of St. Mary the Virgin
Previous Font Location(s): originally from Monteagudo de las Vicarías? [cf. FontNotes]
Church Address: Calle Iglesia, 4, Pozuel de Ariza, Zaragoza, Spain -- Tel.: +34 976 84 40 76
Site Location: Soria, Castilla y León, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Pozuel de Ariza is located off the A-116, 2-3 km SSE of Monteagudo de las Vicarías, 70 km SE of Soria capital, about 140 km from the town of Zaragoza
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Osma-Soria
Additional Comments: recycled font: orig. from one church, now in another
Font Notes:
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García Gómez (2007) states that the font in Pozuel de Ariza is originally from Monteagudo de las Vicarias, Soria province [NB: the Castillo de La Raya is located in Monteagudo de las Vicarías. According to the Castillos de Soria web site [www.castillosdesoria.com], the baptismal font now at the Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción in Pozuel de Ariza is said to have originated in the parish church of Castillo de la Raya, where it served as boundary marker between Castile and Aragon. The name "la Raya", i.e., the line or border] is appropriate since both Castillo de la Raya and Pozuel de Ariza are, even now, near the border between the provinces of Soria (Castile) and Zaragoza (Aragon). The font is said to have served in the original church as boundary marker between the two -then- kingdoms. The web site at Pozuel de Ariza [usuarios.lycos.es/pozuel/] shows an image of the font: it is a hemispherical basin ornamented with crude ribbed pattern; it stands on a column that does not appear to be the original base.
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 570633 4578202
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 41.352224, -2.155634
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 41° 21′ 8″ N, 2° 9′ 20.28″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
REFERENCES
- García Gómez, Francisco José, "Pilas bautismales románicas en la provincia de Soria", 57, 101, Celtiberia, 2007, pp. [315]-358; p. 325