Olea / Olea de Valdeolea
INFORMATION
Font ID: 07132OLE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Ermita de San Miguel de Olea
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Michael
Church Notes: 13thC
Church Address: Poblado Olea, 39, 39418 Olea, Cantabria, Spain
Site Location: Cantabria, Cantabria, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the CA-832, just S of the CA-284, in the municipality of Valdeolea, 4 km SW of Cervatos, 8-9 km SW 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.
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 404026 4754585
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.93786, -4.176284
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 56′ 16.3″ N, 4° 10′ 34.62″ 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