Uncastillo No. 4 / Uncastiello
Image copyright © Antonio García Omedes, 2011
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view of church exterior - southeast view
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Antonio García Omedes, 2011
Image Source: digital photograph taken by Antonio García Omedes [www.romanicoaragones.com]
Copyright Instructions: Standing permission
view of church interior - painting - detail
Scene Description: mural painting with the depiction of the baptism of the magus Hermogenes, the enchanter, by St. James the Greater [cf. The Golden Legend [http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/golden233.htm]]
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Antonio García Omedes, 2011
Image Source: digital photograph taken by Antonio García Omedes [www.romanicoaragones.com]
Copyright Instructions: Standing permission
view of church interior - painting
Scene Description: mural painting on St. James the Greater
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Antonio García Omedes, 2011
Image Source: digital photograph taken by Antonio García Omedes [www.romanicoaragones.com]
Copyright Instructions: Standing permission
INFORMATION
Font ID: 17228UNC
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Juan Evangelista
Font Location in Church: [cf. FontNotes]
Church Patron Saint(s): St. John the Evangelist
Church Notes: interesting mural paintings -crashly restored- probably from the late 13th century; among them, the baptism of the enchanter Hermogenes [cf. The Golden Legend [http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/golden233.htm]]
Church Address: 50678 Uncastillo, Zaragoza, Spain
Site Location: Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located between Ejea de los Caballeros and Sos del Rey Catolico, in the Cinco Villas area, 115 km from Zaragoza capital
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Jaca
Historical Region: Cinco Villas
Additional Comments: disappeared font?
Font Notes:
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[NB: this church goes back to the 12th century, but we have no information on its medieval font]
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Antonio García Omedes, of www.romanicoaragones.com, for his photographs of this church
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 653735 4691567
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.366667, -1.133333
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 22′ 0″ N, 1° 8′ 0″ W