Hoces del Riaza / Casuar / Covasuar

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view of church exterior - apse

Scene Description: Source caption: "El ábside es de cantería, mientras que la nave es de mampostería. Aquel queda rematado por canecillos. Su superficie queda cortada por varias columnas coronadas con capiteles decorados."

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © santiago lopez-pastor, 2018

Image Source: digital photograph 11 December 2018 by santiago lopez-pastor [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ermita_de_San_Martín_del_Casuar_(46276477251).jpg] [accessed 23 January 2023]

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view of church exterior - northeast view

Scene Description: Source caption: "Ruinas del convento e iglesia de San Martín del Casuar, también llamada ermita de Nuestra Señora del Casuar, en Montejo de la Vega de la Serrezuela (Segovia, España)."

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © David Perez, 2010

Image Source: edited detail of a digital photograph 13 March 2010 by David Perez [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Iglesia_de_San_Martin_del_Casuar_03_by-dpc.jpg] [accessed 23 January 2023]

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view of church exterior - southeast view

Scene Description: Source caption: "RUINAS DE LA ERMITA DEL CASUAR"

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Manuel Velazquez, 2009

Image Source: digital photograph 9 May 2009 by Manuel Velazquez [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RUINAS_DE_LA_ERMITA_DEL_CASUAR_-_panoramio.jpg] [accessed 23 January 2023]

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view of church exterior in context - west view

Scene Description: Source caption: "Imagen de la iglesia románica de San Martín del Casuar, en ruinas, en el municipio de Montejo de la Vega de la Serrezuela (provincia de Segovia)."

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Rowanwindwhistler, 2010

Image Source: digital photograph 18 December 2010 by Rowanwindwhistler [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:EspadañaDeLaIglesiaDeSanMartínDelCasuarYCortadoDelRiaza.jpg] [accessed 23 January 2023]

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view of church interior - detail

Scene Description: Source caption: "Imagen de la iglesia románica de San Martín del Casuar, en ruinas, en el municipio de Montejo de la Vega de la Serrezuela (provincia de Segovia)."

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Rowanwindwhistler, 2010

Image Source: digital photograph 18 December 2010 by Rowanwindwhistler [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:IglesiaDeSanMartínDelCasuarP1100830.JPG] [accessed 23 January 2023]

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INFORMATION

FontID: 07792HOC
Church/Chapel: Convento e Iglesia San Martín de Casuar / Ermita del Casuar [reported abandoned / in ruins ca. 2002]
Church Patron Saints: St. Martin of Tours
Church Location: 40542 Montejo de la Vega de la Serrezuela, Segovia, Spain
Country Name: Spain
Location: Segovia, Castilla y León
Directions to Site: Located off Camino de Casuar, on the S bank of the Raza river, about halfway (4 km) between Montejo de la Vega and the Pantano de Linares; S of Fuenteldesped (Burgos) -- it is accessible from the SG-V-9322
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 11th - 13th century, Medieval
Church Notes: 11thC church; later Benedictine priory
Very large "immersion" baptismal font located in the abandoned Ermita del Casuar. The church itself is believed to be a donation by Fernan Gonzalez to the monks of Arlanza, and to have been used by the Knights Templar for a time.

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 41.545833, -3.6
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 41° 32′ 45″ N, 3° 36′ 0″ W
UTM: 30T 449958 4599526

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone