Garrovillas de Alconetar / Garrovillas de Alconétar

INFORMATION

Font ID: 08012GAR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Pedro de Garrovillas de Alconétar
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Peter
Church Notes: 13th-14thC church; modified 15thC
Church Address: Plaza Domingo Marcos Duran, 1, 10940 Garrovillas, Cáceres, Spain Province: Cáceres -- Tel.: +34 927 30 91 23
Site Location: Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located at the CC-113 and EX-302 crossroads, equidistant (30 km) between Coria (N) and Cáceres (S)
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Coria-Cáceres
Font Notes:
Monolithic baptismal font in the Romanesque style made of granite.
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Manuel Trinidad, of www.nuevoportal.com , for bringing this font to our attention

COORDINATES

UTM: 29S 710029 4398933
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 39.714426, -6.549804
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 39° 42′ 51.94″ N, 6° 32′ 59.29″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, granite
Number of Pieces: one