Yanguas nr. Soria

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 16680YAN
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Lorenzo, Yanguas
Font Location in Church: Inside, in a S chapel
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Lawrence [aka Laurence]
Church Address: Calle Iglesia, 2, 42172 Yanguas, Soria, Spain
Site Location: Soria, Castilla y León, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the SO-615, 45-50 km NNE of Soria capital, near the border with La Rioja
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Osma-Soria
Historical Region: Tierras Altas / Castilla la Vieja
Font Notes:
Noted in García Gómez (2007) as a baptismal font of the Romanesque period with a hemispherical basin decorated with round arch-heads. Listed and illustrated in the Enciclopedia del románico [https://www.romanicodigital.com/sites/default/files/pdfs/files/soria_YANGUAS.pdf] [accessed 5 September 2025]: "En la capilla dedicada a baptisterio, abierta en el lado de la epístola, se encuentra la pila bautismal de cronología románica. Alzada sobre un tenante cilíndrico, tiene su copa forma semiesférica de 0,90 m de diámetro × 0,49 m de altura y decora su frente con la consabida sucesión de arcos de medio punto en resalte y un simple listel en el borde."
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 554619 4661245

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Diameter (includes rim): 90 cm*
Basin Total Height: 49 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. 337