Villaverde nr. Bernedo

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 07588VIL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 16th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Andrés Apóstol de Villaverde / Ander Deuna Apostuluaren Eliza
Font Location in Church: Inside the church?
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Andrew
Church Notes: 16thC church
Church Address: San Andres Kalea, 23, 01118 Villaverde, Alava / Araba, Spain
Site Location: Alava / Araba, País Vasco / Euskadi, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Locateds off the A3130 (BU-741/NA-743), 5 km W of Bernedo, between Lagran and Villafria, 35 km ESE of Miranda de Ebro, 40 km SSE of Vitoria/Gasteiz
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Vitoria
Historical Region: Cuadrilla Campezo-Montaña Alavesa
Font Notes:
Described in Bilbao (1994: 134) as a medieval baptismal font, ornamented only with simple mouldings on the base. Bilbao (ibid.) cites an entry in the Catálogo Monumental de la Diócesis de Vitoria.

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 535580 4719203
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.624444, -2.566111
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 37′ 28″ N, 2° 33′ 58″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: two?

REFERENCES

  • Catálogo Monumental de la Diócesis de Vitoria, 1968, vol. II: 343
  • Bilbao López, Garbiñe, Simbolismo e Iconografía Bautismal en el Arte medieval Alavés, 1994, p. 134