Tamariz de Campos No. 3

INFORMATION

FontID: 07995TAM
Church/Chapel: [from the Iglesia de San Juan Bautista, now in ruins]
Church Patron Saints: St. John the Baptist
Country Name: Spain
Location: Valladolid, Castilla y León
Directions to Site: Located in the area of Medina de Rioseco
Font Location in Church: [disappeared]
Century and Period: 16th - 17th century,
When the church of San Juan Bautista, one of two in this town, was abandoned ca. 1940, many of the furnishings were removed (e.g.: the main Baroque retable was cut up and taken to the Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción in Santander capital); the baptismal font remained exposed to all winds for a few years 'until one day someone came with a van and bought it from the parish priest' ["hasta que un día vino alguien con una furgoneta y se la compró al cura"] -- [source: Fernando Monsalve's web page www.geocities.com/monsalvegf/sanjuan.htm]

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone