Villacantid
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 07075VIL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia de Santa María la Mayor
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Address: CA-825, 39210 Villacantid, Cantabria, Spain
Site Location: Cantabria, Cantabria, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the CA-825, 6 km W of Reinosa
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Santander
Historical Region: Santander province
Font Notes:
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Described and illustrated in Calderón Escalada (1971: 47 and ill. on p. opp. 44): the hemispheric basin has the sides almost vertical; a moulding frames a row of ball motif around the upper side of the basin; this moulding branches down to the sides of the main motif, a couple, female to the left, male to the right, holding up a fleur-de-lis; the stem of the base is round with a roll moulding towards its middle; the lower base is slightly splayed and also round. Noted and illustrated in Art Medieval [https://www.artmedieval.net/castella/Espanya/Cantabria/Santa Maria de Villacantid.htm] [accessed 14 May 2025]; the same source notes and illustrates a holy-water stoup near the doorway.
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 401596 4761932
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 43.003689,, -4.207356
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 43° 0′ 13.28″ N, 4° 12′ 26.48″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
REFERENCES
- Calderón Escalada, José, Campoo: panorama histórico y etnográfico de un valle, Santander: Institución Cultural de Cantabria, Diputación Provincial, 1971, p. 47 and p. opp. 44