Alicante No. 1 / Alacant / Alicantium / Lucentum
INFORMATION
Font ID: 07780ALI
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Andrea Ulio
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia de Santa María de Alicante
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Notes: built 14th-16thC on the former site of a mosque
Church Address: Pl. Sta. María, 1, 03001 Alicante, Spain -- Tel.: +34 681 14 04 83
Site Location: Alicante, Comunidad Valenciana / Comunitat Valenciana, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located in the Barri Vell-Santa Creu, Plaza de Santa Maria, near the City Hall and the Cathedral
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Orihuela-Alicante
Font Notes:
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Baptismal font of the 16th century made of Carrara marble, perhaps from the Michelangelo school [source: www.alicantehoy.com]. [NB: an unconfirmed source reports TWO baptismal fonts in this church, both the work of the Italian master Andrea Ulio -- to be completed]
COORDINATES
UTM: 30S 720282 4247231
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 38.346167, -0.479306
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 38° 20′ 46.2″ N, 0° 28′ 45.5″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, marble (Carrara)