Villaciervitos

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 16450VIL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Cognate Fonts: [cf. FontNotes]
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Blas, Villaciervitos
Font Location in Church: Inside, in the NE corner of the mave
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Blaise [aka Biagio, Blas, Blásios, Blasius]
Church Address: Barrio Ocenilla, 28, 42192 Villaciervitos, Soria, Spain
Site Location: Soria, Castilla y León, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the N-122, just SW of Villaciervos, about 15 km W of Soria capital
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Osma-Soria
Font Notes:
Noted in García Gómez (2007) as a Romanesque baptismal font. Listed and illustrated in the Enciclopedia del románico [https://www.romanicodigital.com/sites/default/files/pdfs/files/soria_VILLACIERVITOS.pdf] [accessed 1 September 2025]: "pila bautismal de traza románica tallada en un bloque de piedra arenisca (112 cm de diámetro × 77 cm de altura). Se decora con una fila de dientes de sierra en la parte superior y bajo ellos una serie de arcos de medio punto. Es del mismo tipo que las de Osonilla, Carbonera de Frentes, Cascajosa, Alconaba, Los Llamosos, Rollamienta y Villabuena (Santa Eulalia)."
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 529738 4622462
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 41.75343, -2.642301
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 41° 45′ 12.35″ N, 2° 38′ 32.29″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: sandstone
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: bucket-shaped
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Diameter (includes rim): 112 cm*
Basin Total Height: 77 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. 328