Almonaster la Real
INFORMATION
Font ID: 17031ALM
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th century, Baroque
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Martín, Almonaster la Real
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the baptismal chapel
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Martin of Tours
Church Notes: 14th-15thC gótico-mudéjar church
Church Address: Calle Iglesia, 2, 21350 Almonaster la Real, Huelva, Spain -- Tel.: +34 959 14 30 59
Site Location: Huelva, Andalucía, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (S) the N-433, 5 km SE of Cortegana, 7-8 km SW of Jabugo, about 75 km N of Huelva capital
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Huelva
Font Notes:
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Noted in Carrasco Terriza et al. (2006) as a baptismal font as a baptismal font of the 17th century made of local grey marble; the basin stands on a baluster-shaped pedestal base. The original church may date to the 15th century [NB: we have no information on the fonts from the Mezquita in this town, built on the original site of a Visigothic basilica, and later used as as Christian church under the advocation of St. Mary].
COORDINATES
UTM: 29S 694710 4194024
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 37.872912, -6.786228
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 37° 52′ 22.48″ N, 6° 47′ 10.42″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, marble (grey)
REFERENCES
- Carrasco Terriza, Manuel Jesús, Guía artística de Huelva y su provincia, Huelva; Sevilla: Diputación de Huelva; Fundación José Manuel Lara, 2006, p. 108