Fontiveros

INFORMATION

FontID: 07128FON
Church/Chapel: Iglesia Parroquial de San Cipriano
Country Name: Spain
Location: Avila, Castilla y León
Directions to Site: Located in the area known as La Moraña, in the N of the province, 45 km from Avila capital
Font Location in Church: Located in the Capilla del Baptisterio
Century and Period: , Medieval
Baptismal font in which Juan de Yepes Alvarez [=St. John of the Cross, 1542-1591] was baptised. The original church is Romanesque, but was greatly renovated and added to in the 16th century [source: inicia.es/de/leuman/fontiveros.htm]