Izara
INFORMATION
Font ID: 07130IZA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Andrés de Izara [orig. from a nearby ermita]
Previous Font Location(s): originally from a nearby ermita
Church Address: C. el Tojo, 99, 39213 Izara, Cantabria, Spain -- Tel.: +34 942 75 47 13
Site Location: Cantabria, Cantabria, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the CA-830, in the municpality of Campoo de Suso, 5 km from 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 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.
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 403219 4759061
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.978056, -4.186944
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 58′ 41″ N, 4° 11′ 13″ W
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, p. 47