Izara

INFORMATION

FontID: 07130IZA

Object Type: Baptismal Font1

Church/Chapel: Iglesia Parroquial [orig. from a nearby ermita]

Country Name: Spain

Location: Cantabria, Cantabria

Directions to Site: Located in the municpality of Campoo de Suso

Historical Region: Santander province

Century and Period: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque

Font Notes: Click to view

Listed in Calderón Escalada (1971: 47) as a noteworthy baptismal font of the Romanesque period. The font is probably from one of the two "ermitas" in Izara, San Miguel -which was located exactly where the new church now stands- or San Andrés nearby.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone

REFERENCES

Calderón Escalada, José, Campoo: panorama histórico y etnográfico de un valle, Santander: Institución Cultural de Cantabria, Diputación Provincial, 1971