Vilalain / Villalaín / Villalaín

INFORMATION

Font ID: 07796VIL

Object Type: Baptismal Font1

Font Century and Period/Style: 11th - 13th century, Romanesque

Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia [ermita] de Santa María del Torrentero

Font Location in Church: Inside the church

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

Church Address: C. Villalaín, 38, 09554 Villalaín, Burgos, Spain

Site Location: Burgos, Castilla y León, Spain, Europe

Directions to Site: Located 4 km S of Villarcayo, 72 km of Burgos capital

Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Burgos

Font Notes: Click to view

Plain baptismal font of the Romanesque period [NB: this church is no longer open to the cult; all functions now take place at the other church in this town, Santa Eulalia de Merida] [source: web site of the Archdiocesis of Burgos at www.archiburgos.org]

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 452664 4750826

Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.908578, -3.579893

Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 54′ 30.88″ N, 3° 34′ 47.62″ W