Fonzaleche / Fonte Abdazalete
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Scene Description: the medieval basin on a modern replacement base
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Rioja Románica, 2020
Image Source: digital photograph in Rioja Románica [https://www.riojaromanica.com/categorias/pilas-bautismales#] [accessed 15 November 2020]
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Scene Description: the 18thC tower added to the medieval church
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Pigmentoazul, 2007
Image Source: digital photograph taken 28 April 2007 by Pigmentoazul [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fonzaleche_-_Iglesia_de_San_Martín_3317913.jpg] [accessed 15 November 2020]
Copyright Instructions: GFDL / CC-BY-SA-4.0,3.0,2.5,2.0,1.0
INFORMATION
Font ID: 09023FON
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century [basin only] [re-tooled], Medieval / composite
Cognate Fonts: Similar to the one at nearby Zorraquin
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Martín de Fonzaleche
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the W end of the nave, S side [originally in the baptistery chapel, on the N side]
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Martin of Tours
Church Notes: apse said to be 11th/12thC; tower added 19thC
Church Address: Plaza Mayor, 4, 26211 Fonzaleche, La Rioja, Spain -- Tel.: +34 941 30 15 15
Site Location: La Rioja, La Rioja, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the N-232 and the LR-234, SW of Galbárruli, about 15 km W of Haro
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño
Historical Region: Comarca de Haro
Additional Comments: altered font: re-tooled? -- the lower base is modern / moved font
Font Notes:
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Described in López de Silanes Valgañón (2000) as a Romanesque baptismal font of the 12th century with a plain basin, similar to the one at nearby Zorraquin. Described in Sáenz Rodríguez (2004) and in the Enciclopedia del románico en La Rioja (2008) as a Romanesque baptismal font of the 12th century consisting of a plain hemisperical basin raised on a short cylindrical pedestal with a moulding, and an octagonal lower base, the latter modern. Noted and illustrated in Rioja Románica [https://www.riojaromanica.com/categorias/pilas-bautismales#] [accessed 15 November 2020]: "Esta pila bautismal es del siglo XII, contemporánea a la iglesia de San Martín donde se encuentra en el lado suroeste de los pies. Mide 93 cm de altura total por 118 cm de diámetro del brocal. De tipología en copa, se compone de una base octogonal moderna, un pie cilíndrico muy corto rematado en una fina moldurita y un taza semiesférica lisa."
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 499043 4714300
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.581111, -3.011667
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 34′ 52″ N, 3° 0′ 42″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage Notes: no lining
Diameter (includes rim): 118 cm*
Basin Total Height: 60 cm*
Height of Base: 33 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 93 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * Sáenz Rodríguez (2004)
REFERENCES
- Fundación Santa María la Real, Enciclopedia del románico en la Rioja, Aguilar de Campoo: Fundación Santa María la Real, Centro de Estudios del Románico, 2008, vol. 1: 328; vol. 2: 828
- López de Silanes Valgañón, F. J. Ignacio, Rutas románicas en La Rioja, Madrid: Encuentro, 2000, p. 114
- Sáenz Rodríguez, Minerva, "Las pilas bautismales del arte románico en la Rioja", Arte medieval en la Rioja: prerrománico y románico. VIII Jornadas de arte y patrimonio regional, Logroño: Instituto de Estudios Riojanos, 2004, p. 312-313