Torquemada

INFORMATION

Font ID: 07022TOR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 15th - 16th century, Late Gothic
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de Santa Eulalia
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Eulalia of Mérida
Church Address: Pl. la Iglesia, 1, 34230 Torquemada, Palencia, Spain -- Tel.: +34 979 80 00 48
Site Location: Palencia, Castilla y León, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the A-62, 18-20 km W of Palencia capital
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Palencia
Additional Comments: famous person font: Baptismal font in which Catarina of Austria [Catherine, consort of John III, king of Portugal] was baptised.
Font Notes:
Baptismal font in which Catarina of Austria [Catherine, consort of John III, king of Portugal] was baptised. The church itself is 15th-16th-century, as is probably the font. The town is the birth place of the notorious Thomas of Torquemada, Grand Inqusitor.

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 390959 4654449
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.03453, -4.31734
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 2′ 4.31″ N, 4° 19′ 2.42″ W