Santo Domingo de la Calzada No. 2

INFORMATION

Font ID: 14687CEN
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th - 14th century, Medieval
Museum: Museo del claustro de la catedral, Santo Domingo de la Calzada
Church / Chapel Name: Santa Maria de Cenzano / Zenzano
Font Location in Church: [in a museum]
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Previous Font Location(s): originally from Santa Maria de Cenzano
Church Address: C/ Iglesia, Cenzano, La Rioja, Spain
Site Location: Logroño, La Rioja, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (W) the LR-261, in the municipality and 5 km WSW of Lagunilla del Jubera, about 25 km S of Logroño capital
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño
Font Notes:
Sáenz Rodríguez (2004) and the Enciclopedia del románico en La Rioja (2008) mention a number of old baptismal fonts gathered at the Museo del claustro de la Catedral, in Santo Domingo de la Calzada. Of these fonts one, originally from Cellorigo, was moved to the Iglesia de la Trinidad, in Calahorra [cf. Index entry]. Two others are noted in the Enciclopedia… (ibid.) as being still in the Museo at the time [ca. 2008?], from two hamlets of Santa Engracia del Jubera: Cenzano and El Collado (Iglesia de San Juan Bautista). The font from Santa Maria de Zenzano [aka Cenzano] is described as hemispherical and made of dark sandstone, raised on a round pedestal and a lower base; a date prior to the 14th century is suggested in this source, but Sáenz Rodríguez (ibid.) suggests the 14th century. [NB: the Enclicopedia… (ibid.) futher notes that the diocesan authorities appear to have the intention [policy?] of relocating the old fonts to new parishes as needed. This will require later modifications to the listing of these fonts in BSI]

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 552011 4684667
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.3125, -2.368889
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 18′ 45″ N, 2° 22′ 8″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, sandstone
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage Notes: no lining
Diameter (includes rim): 94 cm*
Basin Total Height: 53 cm*
Height of Base: 58 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 111 cm [calculated]
Notes on Measurements: * [Sáenz Rodríguez (2004)]

REFERENCES

  • Fundación Santa María la Real, Enciclopedia del románico en la Rioja, Aguilar de Campoo: Fundación Santa María la Real, Centro de Estudios del Románico, 2008, vol. 2: 704, 856
  • Sáenz Rodríguez, Minerva, "Las pilas bautismales del arte románico en la Rioja", Arte medieval en la Rioja: prerrománico y románico. VIII Jornadas de arte y patrimonio regional, Logroño: Instituto de Estudios Riojanos, 2004, p. 303-304