Cerbon No. 2 / Cerbón
Image copyright © Antonio García Omedes, 2009
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view of stoup in context
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Antonio García Omedes, 2009
Image Source: digital photograph taken by Antonio García Omedes [www.romanicoaragones.com]
Copyright Instructions: Standing permission
INFORMATION
Font ID: 15664CER
Object Type: Other
Object Details: altar, Roman
Font Century and Period/Style: 2nd - 4th century (?) [re-cut], Hispano-Roman [altered]
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia parroquial de San Pedro Apóstol, Cerbón
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, by the entrance
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Peter
Church Address: 42181 Cerbón, Soria, Spain -- Tel.: +34 975 38 10 26
Site Location: Soria, Castilla y León, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the SO-P-1123, E of the SO-630, 45-50 km NE of Soria capital
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Osma-Soria
Additional Comments: re-cycled / re-purposed Roman altar
Font Notes:
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Noted and illustrated in García Omedes (2009). It is actually a Roman altar inverted and hollowed out for use as holy-water stoup; it has a thick roll moulding at the top, the body or stem being square; the lower base is broader and square, with a rounded chamfer. It is located against a pillar opposite the entrance. The entry for this village in the Enciclopedia del románico [https://www.romanicodigital.com/sites/default/files/pdfs/files/soria_CERBÓN.pdf] [accessed 24 August 2025] mentions the font in the tower space and a re-purposed Roman altar: "pila bautismal de traza románica aunque imprecisa cronología. Su copa es troncocónica y lisa, de 1,06 m de diámetro y 0,67 m de altura, y se alza sobre un basamento circular de 15 cm de alto. El templo aprovecha como pila de agua bendita un ara romana anepígrafa". [cf. Index entry for Cerbon No. 1 for a tub-shaped baptismal font in this church]
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Antonio García Omedes, of www.romanicoaragones.com, for his photographs of this church and font
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 568861 4642245
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 41.929167, -2.169444
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 41° 55′ 45″ N, 2° 10′ 10″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: square, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: square
Basin Exterior Shape: square
REFERENCES
- Fundación Santa María la Real, Enciclopedia del románico, Fundación Santa María la Real, 2020+. URL: www.romanicodigital.com.