Santibanez del Rio / Santibáñez del Río
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view of church exterior
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view of church exterior - south façade
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view of stoup
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INFORMATION
FontID: 10525SAN
Church/Chapel: Iglesia de San Juan Ante Portam Latinam
Church Patron Saints: St. John
Country Name: Spain
Location: Salamanca, Castilla y León
Directions to Site: Located near Salamanca capital
Font Location in Church: Outside, among the bushes
Century and Period: 11th - 12th century, Romanesque
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
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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/...]
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material:
stone
Font Shape: round (wall-mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round