Oteruelo del Valle / Rascafria

INFORMATION

Font ID: 07773OTE

Object Type: Baptismal Font1

Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque

Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de Nuestra Señora de la Paz

Font Location in Church: Inside the church

Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin

Church Notes: present church 18thC retains a belfry of the 12thC; damaged in 1936; re-built 1944

Church Address: Pl. de la Paz, 28749 Oteruelo del Valle, Madrid, Spain -- Tel.: +34 918 69 13 18

Site Location: Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain, Europe

Directions to Site: Located off the M-604, in the municipality of Rascafría, about 22 km E of Segovia capital, about 60 N of Madrid

Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Madrid

Font Notes: Click to view

A baptismal font originally from the 12th century [NB: according to the source --Jesús Rodríguez, at Metropoli.com, who cites Lorenzo López de Silanes as the original source-- the font has suffered many alterations]

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 428003 4529889

Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 40.916944, -3.855

Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 40° 55′ 1″ N, 3° 51′ 18″ W