Monasterio de Rodilla
Image copyright © Mikel Unanue, 2009
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view of font and cover
view of basin - interior
view of basin
view of church exterior
INFORMATION
Font ID: 14379ROD
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 18th century
Church / Chapel Name: Ermita-Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Valle
Font Location in Church: [cf. FontNotes]
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Notes: build on the site of the Monasterio de Rodilla ruins
Church Address: 09292 Monasterio de Rodilla, Burgos, Spain
Site Location: Burgos, Castilla y León, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (N) the N-1, near Santa Marina, 23 km NE of Burgos capital
Historical Region: La Bureba
Font Notes:
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The original (?) baptismal font from this Romanesque church is reported in the Iglesia de San Juan de Ortega [cf. Index entry for Burgos No. 6]. The present font, probably from the 18th century, is a hemispherical basin decorated with ribbed pattern all around
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Mikel Unanue for his photographs of church and font
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 460160 4700892
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.459338, -3.484558
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 27′ 33.62″ N, 3° 29′ 4.41″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage System: centre hole in basin
Drainage Notes: not lined
LID INFORMATION
Date: modern
Material: wood
Apparatus: no
Notes: flat and plaint, with handle; modern; there probably was a more complex cover with a locking mechanism at some point, as the metal staples in the upper rim suggest