Canencia
INFORMATION
Font ID: 12251CAN
Object Type: Stoup
Font Century and Period/Style: 15th - 16th century, Late Gothic
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de Santa Maria del Castillo, Canencia / Nuestra Señora del Castillo
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the foot of the pulpit
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Notes: 15thC church; much damaged in 1930s Civil War; restored 20thC
Church Address: Pl. de la Constitución, 19, 28743 Canencia, Madrid, Spain -- Tel.: +34 918 68 74 25
Site Location: Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the M-629, W of the E-5, 67 km N of Madrid capital
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Madrid
Historical Region: Comarca de Sierra Norte
Font Notes:
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Holy-water stoup consisting of a hemispherical bowl decorated with ribbed pattern on the underbowl, raised on a pedestal base. Illustrated in Ordieres Díez (2005-)
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 437843 4528998
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 40.909722, -3.738056
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 40° 54′ 35″ N, 3° 44′ 17″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
REFERENCES
- Ordieres Díez, Isabel, Patrimonio histórico de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid: Dirección General de Patrimonio Histórico, Consejería de Cultura y deportes, Comunidad de Madrid, 2005-, vol. 1: 219