Posada de Valdeon / Posada de Valdeón / Eione?

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 07270VAL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: 1158
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century (mid), Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de Santa Eulalia
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Eulalia of Mérida
Church Address: Plaza Constitucion, 12, 24915 Posada de Valdeón, León, Spain -- Tel.: +34 987 74 05 04
Site Location: León, Castilla y León, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the LE-2711, in the Valle de Valdeón, Mancomunidad Montaña de Riaño, in the northern reaches of León, towards the border with Asturias and over 100 km NW of León capital
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de León
Font Notes:
Described in the local website of the village as a monolithic goblet-shaped baptismal font of the Romanesque period bearing a Latin inscription [source: www.montariano.com]. A footnote in Ruiz de la Peña (2002: 191 fn535) cites E. Rodríguez Díaz' Valdeon, p.109ff) as the source for the inscription on this font: it bears the names of the donors, Juan Giménez and Doña Estefanía, and the date of the donation, 1158. [NB: this footnote refers to the church as "Santa Eulalia de Eione, en territorio de Valdeón"]

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 343933 4779446
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 43.151667, -4.919444
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 43° 9′ 6″ N, 4° 55′ 10″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: chalice-shaped, goblet-shaped
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

INSCRIPTION

Inscription Language: Latin
Inscription Location: on the sides
Inscription Text: [text not available]
Inscription Notes: A footnote in Ruiz de la Peña (2002: 191 fn535) cites E. Rodríguez Díaz' Valdeon, p.109ff) as the source for the inscription on this font: it bears the names of the donors, Juan Giménez and Doña Estefanía, and the date of the donation, 1158.
Inscription Source: Ruiz de la Peña (2002: 191 fn535) cites E. Rodríguez Díaz' Valdeon, p.109ff)

REFERENCES

  • Ruiz de la Peña González, Isabel, Arquitectura religiosa medieval en el espacio oriental de Asturias (siglos XII-XVI), Oviedo: Real Instituto de Estudios Asturianos, 2000, p. 191 fn535