Malaga No. 1 / Málaga
INFORMATION
Font ID: 07172MAL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de Santiago Apóstol de Málaga
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. James the Greater [aka James the Great, James the Elder]
Church Notes: ca. 1500 church, one of the oldest in Malaga, in the Baroque and Mudéjar styles. [source: www.ayto-malaga.es]
Church Address: C. Granada, 78, Distrito Centro, 29015 Málaga, Spain -- Tel.: +34 952 21 96 61
Site Location: Málaga, Andalucía, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located in the NE area of the historical centre of the city
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Málaga
Additional Comments: famous person font: Picasso was baptised in it on November 10, 1881, by the parish priest, José Fernández Quintero. Picasso was given the names: "Pablo Diego José, y Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno, María de los Remedios, Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad"
Font Notes:
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The font is hemispherical and rather shallow, ornamented with ribbed pattern on the underbowl; it stands on a slender round pedestal. The font itself and the curious act of baptism of Pablo Picaso are illustrated in Málaga. Arte y patrimonio [https://monumentosdemalaga.wordpress.com/tag/iglesia-del-sagrario/ [accessed 15 May 2025]
COORDINATES
UTM: 30S 373412 4065004
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 36.722305, -4.417538
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 36° 43′ 20.3″ N, 4° 25′ 3.14″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: round, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round