Villena
INFORMATION
Font ID: 07156VIL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 15th - 16th century, Late Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Arciprestal [aka Arcedianal] de Santiago Apóstol de Villena
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. James the Greater [aka James the Great, James the Elder]
Church Notes: 13thC church; modified 15thC
Church Address: Pl. Santiago, 03400 Villena, Alicante, Spain -- Tel.: +34 965 81 39 19
Site Location: Alicante, Comunidad Valenciana / Comunitat Valenciana, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the E-903, 45-50 km NW of Alicante capital
Additional Comments: disappeared church? (the one from the 13thC church here)
Font Notes:
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Baptismal font probably of the 15th or 16th century made of alabaster. [source: www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Gorge/2928/alialb.htm]
COORDINATES
UTM: 30S 686166 4278064
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 38.631578, -0.861233
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 38° 37′ 53.68″ N, 0° 51′ 40.44″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, alabaster