Canamares No. 1 / Cañamares

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 16957CAN
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century [basin only] [composite font], Medieval [composite]
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Millán Abad, Cañamares
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the E end of the nave, by the main altar, against the N wall
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Aemilian of Cogolla [aka Aemilianus, Emiliaus, Millán de la Cogolla]
Church Address: C. Palacio, 2, 16890 Cañamares, Cuenca, Spain -- Tel.: +34 969 31 00 05
Site Location: Cuenca, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located on the CM-210, 57 km N of Cuenca capital
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Cuenca
Font Notes:
Noted and illustrated in the Enciclopedia del románico en Castilla-La Mancha: Cuenca (2009) as a Romanesque font decorated with a roll moulding at the upper rim, and a row of nail-head motif below; two thin mouldings on the sides; raised on short round base of a later period. [cf. Index entry for Canamares No. 2 for a holy-water stoup in this church]

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 564440 4478007
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 40.450226, -2.240065
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 40° 27′ 0.82″ N, 2° 14′ 24.23″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Diameter (includes rim): 102 cm*
Basin Total Height: 72 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 93 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. 155-156, 339