Santibanez del Rio / Santibáñez del Río
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view of church exterior - south façade
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view of church exterior
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view of stoup
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 10525SAN
Object Type: Stoup
Font Century and Period/Style: 11th - 12th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia de San Juan Ante Portam Latinam, Santibáñez del Río
Font Location in Church: Outside, among the bushes
Church Patron Saint(s): St. John the Evangelist
Church Notes: Beautiful elephant head with elegant head-dress carved on the right hand angle of the south entrance; also Latin inscriptions and other carvings [translation of the Latin inscriptions: Right side: "El que ama a Cristo no ama este mundo, pero como si lo hubiere hecho espera de El su misericordia" -- Left side: "Oh rico, rico, mira que no viviras siempre, haz el bien si quieres sobrevivir despues de la muerte" -- source of the Spa. transl.: www.salamancaturismo.com
Church Address: Finca Santibáñez del Río, 6, 37129 Santibáñez del Río, Salamanca, Spain
Site Location: Salamanca, Castilla y León, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the DSA-504, on the W bank of the Tormes river, about 5 km WNW of Salamanca city centre
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Salamanca
Additional Comments: permission requested of retemir@slamancaturismo.com Jan 19, 2005
Font Notes:
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An object visible now among the ruins of this church is probably the holy-water stoup that would have been originally wall-mounted at the south entrance of the church. The fabric of the church is Romanesque, claimed to date to the 11th or 12th century. [the object and other parts of this interesting church can be seen at www.salamancaturismo.com/destinos/santibanezrio/...]
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 271136 4539782
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 40.977126, -5.720192
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 40° 58′ 37.66″ N, 5° 43′ 12.69″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: round, wall-mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round