Campillo de Llerena
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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Cosme Alvarez, 2003
Image Source: Cosme Alvarez [www.nuevoportal.com]
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received (e-mail 2/4/2003)
INFORMATION
Font ID: 08019CAM
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 15th - 16th century (?), Late Gothic
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Bartolomé Apóstol
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Bartholomew
Church Notes: 15thC church; much modified since
Church Address: Pl. San Bartolomé, 5, 06443 Campillo de Llerena, Badajoz, Spain -- Tel.: +34 924 77 00 08
Site Location: Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (E) the EX-103, 23.5 km NE of Valencia de las Torres, 46 km of Llerena, 135 km of Badajoz capital
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Badajoz
Font Notes:
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Baptismal font of granite described and illustrated in José Antonio Hinchado Alba [https://paxaugusta.jimdofree.com/2019/07/06/iglesia-parroquial-de-san-bartolomé-en-campillo-de-llerena-badajoz-con-datos-inéditos/] [accessed 24 May 2025] as consisting of a hemispherical basin ornamented with ribbed pattern on the sides; mounted on a slender cylindrical base: "La pila bautismal, de modesta concepción, está realizada en granito con un pie reducido y una copa de gran diámetro, labrada con líneas que la acercan a la representación de una concha santiaguista."
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Cosme Alvarez, of www.nuevoportal.com, for the image of this font
COORDINATES
UTM: 30S 253001 4265175
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 38.50071, -5.832394
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 38° 30′ 2.56″ N, 5° 49′ 56.62″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, granite
Number of Pieces: two?
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round