Murcia
INFORMATION
Font ID: 07161MUR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia de Santa Catalina de Murcia
Font Location in Church: Inside, in the chancel, left of the altar
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Catherine of Alexandria [aka Katherine, Katharine]
Church Notes: present church chiefly 16th and 18thC with earlier remains; modified 20thC
Church Address: Pl. Sta. Catalina, 7, 30004 Murcia, Spain
Site Location: Murcia, Región de Murcia, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located in the historical centre, Plaza de Santa Catalina, near the cathedral
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Cartagena
Additional Comments: famous person font: Spanish sculptor Francisco Salzillo was baptised here on May 12, 1707 [source: Enciclopedia Ill. Espasa Calpe]
Font Notes:
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Baptismal font of stone consisting of a plain, roughly-hemispherical basin raised on a base made of broad clustered columns. There are several damage spots on it. Illustrated in a 17 September 2017 photograph by Millars [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Church_of_Santa_Catalina,_Murcia_19.jpg] [accessed 15 May 2025].
COORDINATES
UTM: 30S 664016 4205810
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 37.985125, -1.132335
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 37° 59′ 6.45″ N, 1° 7′ 56.41″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round