Palazuelos

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 16143PAL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century, Renaissance
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Juan Bautista, Palazuelos
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the W end of the nave, beneath the gallery
Church Patron Saint(s): St. John the Baptist
Church Address: C. Calvo Sotelo, 20, 19266 Palazuelos, Guadalajara, Spain -- Tel.: +34 949 39 06 42
Site Location: Guadalajara, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the CM-110, in the municipality and 7 km NW of Sigüenza, 70 km NE of Guadalajara capital
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Sigüenza-Guadalajara
Additional Comments: disappeared font?
Font Notes:
Noted in the Enciclopedia del románico en Castilla-La Mancha: Guadalajara (2009) as a Renaissance baptismal font probably of the 16th century consisting of a round basin decorated with horizontal mouldings, raised on a tall square pedestal base: "A los pies de la iglesia se localiza el coro alto, sin mayor importancia que la de albergar en la parte inferior la pila bautismal, que tiene características acordes con la primera época de la ampliación, con fuste cuadrado y alto que recoge una copa de pequeñas dimensiones decorada con bandas horizontales de gusto renacentista." [NB: we have no information on the baptismal font of the original Romanesque church]

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 526009 4548846
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 41.09047, -2.69032
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 41° 5′ 25.69″ N, 2° 41′ 25.15″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: round, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

  • Fundación Santa María la Real, Enciclopedia del románico en Castilla-La Mancha: Guadalajara, Aguilar de Campoo: Fundación Santa María la Real, Centro de Estudios del Románico, 2009, vol. 2: 606
  • Fundación Santa María la Real, Enciclopedia del románico, Fundación Santa María la Real, 2020+. URL: www.romanicodigital.com.