Morcuera No. 1

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 16565MOR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de la Asunción, Morcuera
Font Location in Church: Inside, in a S side chapel
Church Patron Saint(s): The Assumption of St. Mary
Church Address: Calle Real, 42340 Morcuera, Soria, Spain
Site Location: Soria, Castilla y León, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the SO-P-4003, E of the N-110, 15-20 km ENE of Ayllon, in the municipality and 15 km S of San Esteban de Gormaz
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Osma-Soria
Historical Region: Tierras del Burgo
Font Notes:
Described in García Gómez (2007) as a baptismal font of the Romanesque period decorated with a ribbed pattern of mixed flat and round ribs on the sides of the basin; above, a band composed of arch-heads, saw-tooth, and a figural scene of a human fighting (?) a quadruped; of crude workmanship. The font and a holy-water stoup of this church are reported in the Enciclopedia del románico [https://www.romanicodigital.com/sites/default/files/pdfs/files/soria_MORCUERA.pdf] [accessed 2 September 2025]: "En una capilla del lado de la epístola se ha conservado una pila bautismal de cronología tardorrománica, de 117 cm de diámetro × 90 cm de altura. Parte de una peana cilíndrica y tiene perfil semiesférico decorado con gruesos gallones, y en un registro superior aparecen incisos arquillos de medio punto, combinándose con dientes de sierra y una diminuta escena donde apreciamos un combate entre un personaje masculino y un cuadrúpedo, todo rudamente tallado a bisel." [cf. BSI entry for Marcuera No. for the stoup in the same church]
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 481930 4590339
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 41.464444, -3.216389
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 41° 27′ 52″ N, 3° 12′ 59″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: hemispheric
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

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. 329, 332