Canizares in Cuenca / Cañizares

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 16938CAN
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century (late?) [basin only] [composite font], Medieval [composite]
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de Santiago Apóstol, Cañizares
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the E end of the nave, by the main altar
Church Patron Saint(s): St. James
Church Address: C. Virgen, 2, 16891 Cañizares, Cuenca, Spain -- Tel.: +34 969 31 30 04
Site Location: Cuenca, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the CM-210, about 60 km N of Cuenca capital
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Cuenca
Historical Region: Serranía Alta
Additional Comments: altered font: later base
Font Notes:
Noted and illustrated in the Enciclopedia del románico en Castilla-La Mancha: Cuenca (2009) as a late-Romanesque baptismal font consisting of a quasi-cylindrical basin raised on a later pedestal base; the decoration of the basin is of crude workmanship, a moulding at the upper rim, a ribbed pattern below, topped with band of horseshoe arch-heads; the later base is round with a square lower base.

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 568505 4485638
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 40.51864, -2.191314
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 40° 31′ 7.1″ N, 2° 11′ 28.73″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: cylindrical, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Diameter (includes rim): 82 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 83 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * [Enciclopedia del románico en Castilla-La Mancha: Cuenca (2009)]

REFERENCES

  • Fundación Santa María la Real, Enciclopedia del románico en Castilla-La Mancha: Cuenca, Aguilar de Campoo: Fundación Santa María la Real, Centro de Estudios del Románico, 2009, p. 161-162