Calanas / Calañas

INFORMATION

FontID: 17075CAL

Church/Chapel: Ermita de Nuestra Señora de la Coronada

Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin

Country Name: Spain

Location: Huelva, Andalucía

Directions to Site: Located off the A-496, in the Andévalo Occidental region, 60 km from Huelva capital [Coordinates: 37° 39′ 0″ N, 6° 53′ 0″ W 37.65, -6.883333]

Font Location in Church: Inside the church

Century and Period: 2nd - 5th century? [altered], Hispano-Roman [altered]

Font Notes: Click to view font notes

Noted in Carrasco Terriza et al. (2006) as a white marble Corinthian capital of Hispano-Roman origin re-used as holy-water stoup. [NB: the font in the parish church of this village is modern]

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, marble (white)

REFERENCES

Carrasco Terriza, Manuel Jesús, Guía artística de Huelva y su provincia, Huelva; Sevilla: Diputación de Huelva; Fundación José Manuel Lara, 2006