Villacadima

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 16212VIL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century, Late Gothic? / Renaissance?
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Pedro, Villacadima
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Peter
Church Notes: 13thC church; modified 16thC
Church Address: C. tras Iglesia, 12, 19274 Villacadima, Guadalajara, Spain
Site Location: Guadalajara, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (S) the CM-110, just NW of Campisabalos, near the provincial border with Segovia
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Sigüenza-Guadalajara
Font Notes:
Noted in the Enciclopedia del románico en Castilla-La Mancha: Guadalajara (2009) as a baptismal font of the 16th century decorated with ribbed pattern: "Del mobiliario litúrgico que tuvo el templo sólo queda in situ el Crucificado que preside la capilla mayor y la pila bautismal. La primera es una talla muy popular del siglo XVII realizada en madera policromada y la segunda una pieza del XVI decorada con gallones." There is a digital photograph of the font in context taken 25 April 2013 by Grosasm in Wikimedia [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Villacadima_(Guadalajara)_S_Pedro_3_21_0_Bap_8867.png] [accessed 30 August 2025]

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 482035 4570038
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 41.281577, -3.214526
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 41° 16′ 53.68″ N, 3° 12′ 52.3″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: round
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: 895
  • Fundación Santa María la Real, Enciclopedia del románico, Fundación Santa María la Real, 2020+. URL: www.romanicodigital.com.