Ribarroya

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 16436RIB
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Cognate Fonts: [cf. FontNotes]
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Miguel, Ribarroya
Font Location in Church: Inside, at the W end of the nave
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Michael
Church Address: 42134 Ribarroya, Soria, Spain
Site Location: Soria, Castilla y León, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located on the SO-P-3003, in the municipality of Aldealafuente, 25 km S of Soria capital
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Osma-Soria
Historical Region: Campo de Gómara, Castilla la Vieja
Additional Comments: altered font? now partly built into a wall
Font Notes:
Noted in García Gómez (2007) as a Romanesque baptismal font, the bucket-shaped basin decorated with round arches; now partly built into a wall. Listed and illustrated in the Enciclopedia del románico [https://www.romanicodigital.com/sites/default/files/pdfs/files/soria_RIBARROYA.pdf] [accessed 1 September 2025]: ""A los pies del templo se guarda una pila bautismal de forma cilíndrica (100 cm de diámetro × 64 cm del altura) decorada con arcos de medio punto sobre pilastras, muy
parecida a un ejemplar conservado en el museo de la concatedral de Soria."
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to the Fundación Santa María la Real [www.romanicodigital.com] for their permission to reproduce content from the Enciclopedia del románico

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 553762 4610193
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 41.641667, -2.354444
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 41° 38′ 30″ N, 2° 21′ 16″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: bucket-shaped
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Diameter (includes rim): 100 cm*
Basin Total Height: 64 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * Enciclopedia del románico [cf. FontNotes]

REFERENCES

  • Fundación Santa María la Real, Enciclopedia del románico, Fundación Santa María la Real, 2020+. URL: www.romanicodigital.com.
  • García Gómez, Francisco José, "Pilas bautismales románicas en la provincia de Soria", 57, 101, Celtiberia, 2007, pp. [315]-358; p. 325, 337