Dordoniz / Dordóniz
INFORMATION
Font ID: 07455DOR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 16th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de Santiago de Dordóniz / Dordonizko eliza
Church Patron Saint(s): St. James the Greater [aka James the Great, James the Elder]
Church Address: Dordoniz, 24D, 09217 Dordóniz, Burgos, Spain
Site Location: Burgos, Castilla y León, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (S) the BU744, W of the A2124, 16-17 km S of Vitoria (about 3 km W or Armentia), in the Condado de Treviño, 4 km E of Treviño
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Burgos
Historical Region: Condado de Treviño
Font Notes:
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Described in Bilbao (1994: 115) as a medieval baptismal font; octagonal basin ornamented with arrises and diagonal motifs in relief. Bilbao (ibid.) cites an entry in the Catálogo Monumental de la Diócesis de Vitoria.
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 521631 4729324
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.716111, -2.735833
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 42′ 58″ N, 2° 44′ 9″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
REFERENCES
- Catálogo Monumental de la Diócesis de Vitoria, 1968, vol. II: 90
- Bilbao López, Garbiñe, Simbolismo e Iconografía Bautismal en el Arte medieval Alavés, 1994, p. 115