Totana / Totana-Aledo

INFORMATION

FontID: 08502TOT
Church/Chapel: Iglesia Parroquial de Santiago Apóstol [originally from the Iglesia de la Concepción]
Church Patron Saints: St. James
Country Name: Spain
Location: Murcia, Región de Murcia
Directions to Site: Located 40 km SW of Murcia capital
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the baptistery chapel
Date: pre-1535
Century and Period: , Medieval
According to the town's web site [http://www.totana.com/cgi-bin/monumentos.asp] this baptismal font was originally from the Iglesia de la Concepción, from which it was moved to the new [then] church dedicated to St. James. This same source informs that the transfer of the font, as well as the "Santos Sacramentos" and the archive, took place on 24 July 1567 on the consacrational procession.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone