Hoz de Abiada / La Hoz de Abiada

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 07076HOZ
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia de Santa María
Font Location in Church: inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Notes: 16thC Baroque church; modified mid-18thC
Church Address: Poblado Hoz Abiada, 17, 39210 Hoz de Abiada, Cantabria, Spain
Site Location: Cantabria, Cantabria, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the CA-183, in the municipality and 4 km of Campoo de Suso, about 11 km W of Reinosa
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Santander
Historical Region: Santander province
Font Notes:
Illustrated in Calderón Escalada (1971: p. between pp. 40-41) as a round tub-shaped baptismal font of the Romanesque period; at the place where the basin meets the round plinth there is some scallop motif.

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 395550 4763658
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 43.018422, -4.281842
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 43° 1′ 6.32″ N, 4° 16′ 54.63″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: tub-shaped
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. between pp. 40-41