Fontibre / Fontible
INFORMATION
Font ID: 07127FON
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Félix
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Felix
Church Notes: 12thC church much modified since
Church Address: Bo. Fontibre, 49, 39212 Fontibre, Cantabria, Spain
Site Location: Cantabria, Cantabria, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the CA-183, in the municipality of Hermandad de Campoo de Suso, 5 km NW of Reinosa
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Santander
Historical Region: Santander province
Font Notes:
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Listed in Calderón Escalada (1971: 47) as a noteworthy baptismal font of the Romanesque period. The entry for this church in the Enciclopedia del románico [https://www.romanicodigital.com/sites/default/files/pdfs/files/cantabria_FONTIBRE.pdf] [accessed 3 August 2025] mentions no font in it. The entry in Cantabria románica [https://www.cantabriaromanica.com/2022/04/san-felix-de-fontibre.html] [accessed 3 August 2025] mentions no font either.
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 403213 4763443
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 43.0175, -4.187778
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 43° 1′ 3″ N, 4° 11′ 16″ W
REFERENCES
- Calderón Escalada, José, Campoo: panorama histórico y etnográfico de un valle, Santander: Institución Cultural de Cantabria, Diputación Provincial, 1971, p. 47