Cholula No. 2 / San Pedro Mexicaltzingo
INFORMATION
Font ID: 12235CHO
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century, Tequitqui
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Pedro, Cholula
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Peter
Church Address: Av. 5 de Mayo & Avenida 4 Poniente, Centro, 72760 Cholula de Rivadavia, Pue., Mexico -- Tel.: +52 222 247 0030
Site Location: Puebla, Mexico, North America
Directions to Site: Located off road 790, 10 km W of Puebla capital
Font Notes:
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De La Maza (1959), in his description of the baptistery, mentions "sus preciosas pilas de tecali" [=its beautiful tecali fonts [NB: the word 'pila' can mean both font (pila bautismal) and stoup (pila de agua bendita)]]. The entry in the Puebla web site [www.ipsonet.org/cholula/iglesias/otras.html] [accessed 27 September 2006] mentions an ancient holy-water stoup, perhaps 16th-century, in the church of San Pedro Mexicaltzingo.
COORDINATES
UTM: 14Q 572976 2107979
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
REFERENCES
- Maza, Francisco de la, La ciudad de Cholula y sus iglesias, México: Imprenta Universitaria, 1959, p. 93