Suano

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 07136SUA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia de los Santos Justo y Pastor
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Justus & St. Pastor
Church Notes: present church chiefly 18thC
Church Address: Calle de Suano, 36, 39213 Suano, Cantabria, Spain
Site Location: Cantabria, Cantabria, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the CA-830, in the municipality of Campo de Suso, 9-10 km WSW of Reinosa
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Santander
Historical Region: Santander province
Font Notes:
Listed in Calderón Escalada (1971: 47 and ill. on p. opp. 44) as a noteworthy baptismal font of the Romanesque period ornamented a cartwheel between palmettes, which makes it unique in the region; the basin is hemispherical with graded motif at the underbowl, as well as the motifs already pointed out by Calderón Escalada; the stem of the base is round and very short; the font is raised on a circular plinth.

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 401539 4759271
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.979729, -4.207578
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 58′ 47.02″ N, 4° 12′ 27.28″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

  • Calderón Escalada, José, Campoo: panorama histórico y etnográfico de un valle, Santander: Institución Cultural de Cantabria, Diputación Provincial, 1971, p. 47 and ill. on p. opp. 44