Membrive
INFORMATION
Font ID: 07834MEM
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Originally from the parish church at Membrive
Font Location in Church: Reported in the Colonia Asuncion, termino de Brihuega, ca. 1994
Church Address: [NB: abandoned hamlet -- address and coordinates given for Budia] 19133 Budia, Guadalajara, Spain
Site Location: Guadalajara, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Membrive is an abandoned hamlet located near Budia, in the Alcarria. Brihuega is located about 30 km NE of Guadalajara capital
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Sigüenza-Guadalajara
Historical Region: La Alcarria
Additional Comments: recycled font: taken from the abandoned village to a new location and used there
Font Notes:
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A medieval baptismal font originally from the abandoned village of Membrive; the font is reported ca. 1994 in Colonia Asunción, in the vecinity of Brihuega [source: Encuentros Culturales (1994) reproduced in http://www.cntrillo.es/alcarria/budia.htm]
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 521142 4498054
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone