Santiago del Arroyo

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 07969ARR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th - 14th century (?), Gothic
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de Santiago Apóstol de Santiago del Arroyo
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, S side
Church Patron Saint(s): St. James the Greater
Church Address: C. Real de Arriba, 19, 47164 Santiago del Arroyo, Valladolid, Spain
Site Location: Valladolid, Castilla y León, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the A-601, 37 km SE of Valladolid capital
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Valladolid
Font Notes:
Listed in Martín González (1970: 269) as a baptismal font of the Gothic period. The font is listed and illustrated in the Enciclopedia del románico [https://www.romanicodigital.com/sites/default/files/pdfs/files/valladolid_SANTIAGO_DEL_ARROYO.pdf] [accessed 22 May 2025]: "En el interior del templo se conserva una pila bautismal del siglo XIII, tiene perfil hemisférico, de 114 cm de diámetro × 87 cm de altura, parte de un zócalo muy deteriorado con incisos arquillos semicirculares y está decorada en todo su perfil con toscos arquillos de medio punto." The font, a crude work to start with, is now in a poor state of repair. much damaged at the upper rim and generally eroded and worn.
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to the Fundación Santa María la Real [www.romanicodigital.com] for their permission to reproduce content from the Enciclopedia del románico

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 373267 4589701
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 41.448889, -4.517222
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 41° 26′ 56″ N, 4° 31′ 2″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Diameter (includes rim): 114 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 87 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * Enciclopedia del románico

REFERENCES

  • Fundación Santa María la Real, Enciclopedia del románico, Fundación Santa María la Real, 2020+. URL: www.romanicodigital.com.
  • Martín González, Juan José, Inventario artístico de Valladolid y su provincia, Valladolid: Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia, Dirección General de Bellas Artes, Comisaría del Patrimonio Artístico Nacional, 1970, p. 269