Fontiveros
INFORMATION
Font ID: 07128FON
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Cipriano de Fontiveros
Font Location in Church: Located in the Capilla del Baptisterio
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Ciprian
Church Notes: 12th-13thC church; much modified 16th, 17thC
Church Address: Calle Teniente López Mesonero, 7, 05310 Fontiveros, Ávila, Spain
Site Location: Avila, Castilla y León, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the AV-800, 45 km NW of Avila capital
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Ávila
Additional Comments: famous person font: Baptismal font in which Juan de Yepes Alvarez / San Juan de la Cruz [=St. John of the Cross, 1542-1591] was baptised.
Font Notes:
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Baptismal font in which Juan de Yepes Alvarez [=St. John of the Cross, 1542-1591] was baptised. The font and cover are illustrated by Juan Alcor in [https://www.flickr.com/photos/juanalcor/8705127239] [accessed 15 May 2025]
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 334344 4532881
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 40.93028, -4.967592
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 40° 55′ 49.01″ N, 4° 58′ 3.33″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
LID INFORMATION
Material: wood
Apparatus: no
Notes: round and flat, with knob handle